Western Australia
Local Government Amendment Act 2007
Western Australia
Local Government Amendment Act 2007
CONTENTS
| 1. | Short title | 2 |
| 2. | Commencement | 2 |
| 3. | The Act amended | 2 |
| 4. | Section 4.69 amended | 2 |
| 5. | Schedule 4.1 replaced | 3 |
| Schedule 4.1 — How to count votes and ascertain |
the result of an election
Division 1 — Preliminary
| 1. | Terms used in this Schedule | 3 |
Division 2 — One office elections
| 2. | One office election: 2 candidates | 3 |
| 3. | One office election: 3 or more candidates | 4 |
| 4. | Count of first preference votes | 4 |
| 5. | Exclusion of candidate and transfer of | |
| votes if vacancy remains | 4 | |
| 6. | Further exclusions if necessary | 5 |
| 7. | Filling vacancy if 2 candidates have equal | |
| votes after a transfer | 5 | |
| 8. | Procedure to determine excluded | |
| candidate if votes equal | 6 |
Division 3 — Elections for 2 or more councillors
| 9. | Application of Division | 6 |
| 10. | Count of first preference votes and | |
| determination of quota | 6 | |
| 11. | Transfer of surplus votes if any vacancy | |
| remains | 6 | |
| 12. | Further transfer of votes if any vacancy | |
| remains | 7 | |
| 13. | Votes of other candidates not to be transferred to a candidate who has obtained a quota | 8 |
Local Government Amendment Act 2007
Contents
14. Exclusion of candidate and transfer of
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15. Further transfer of surplus votes if
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17. Transfer of votes to a candidate to cease
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19. No need for further count if number of
continuing candidates equals number of
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22. Surplus from earlier count or transfer to be
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23. Procedure to determine excluded
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24. When votes are to be set aside as finally
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| 6. | Schedule 4.2 amended | 12 |
Western Australia
Local Government Amendment Act 2007
No. 9 of 2007
An Act to amend the Local Government Act 1995.
[Assented to 25 June 2007]
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
Local Government Amendment Act 2007
s. 1
1. Short title
This is the Local Government Amendment Act 2007.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by proclamation.
3. The Act amended
| The amendments in this Act are to the Local Government Act 1995*. |
| [* Reprint 3 as at 5 August 2005. |
For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1 and Acts
Nos. 38 of 2005 and 28 of 2006.]
4. Section 4.69 amended
| (1) | Section 4.69(1) is amended by inserting after “election” — |
| “ and only 2 candidates are named on the ballot paper ”. | |
| (2) | Section 4.69(2) is repealed and the following subsections are inserted instead — |
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| (2) | In any other case, an elector is to cast his or… |