Elections & voting
Victorian council elections are held every four years on the fourth Saturday of October and are conducted entirely by post by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). Voting is compulsory for everyone on the roll. Alpine votes as a single unsubdivided area: all seven councillors are elected together, by proportional representation.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Ward
- A subdivision of a council area that elects its own councillors.
- How the mayor is chosen
- Either elected directly by voters, or chosen by the councillors.
Election facts
- Next general election
- Saturday 28 October 2028All-postal: ballot packs are mailed to every enrolled voter.
- Last general election
- Saturday 26 October 2024The VEC's Alpine result page was last updated on 22 November 2024.
- 2024 result
- Sarah Nicholas, John Andersen, Gareth Graham, Peter Smith, Noah Tanzen, David Byrne and Jean-Pierre Ronco elected (in that order)12 candidates for 7 vacancies. Enrolment 10,237; formal votes 7,896; informal 476 (5.69%); turnout 8,372 (81.78% of enrolment); quota 988.
- Changes since 2024
- None recorded by the VECThe VEC's council page lists the same seven councillors elected in 2024. Its by-elections and countbacks timeline lists one Alpine countback, in January 2022 (previous term), and none since the 2024 election (checked September 2026).
- Who can vote
- Residents on the state roll, plus eligible non-resident ratepayersNon-resident property owners and some occupiers and corporations can apply to be on the council roll; the VEC explains who is eligible.
- Voting
- Compulsory for everyone enrolledNot voting can result in a fine.
- Enrol / check enrolment
- Victorian Electoral CommissionCheck my enrolment →
Sources — check it yourself
- Victorian Electoral Commission — 2024 Alpine Shire Council election results · 22 Nov 2024
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Alpine Shire Council (structure, current councillors) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Council by-elections and countbacks timeline · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Local council elections (postal voting, compulsory, who can vote) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Report to Parliament on the 2024 local government elections (PDF; election timing p.20) · Oct 2025
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.