Elections & voting
Victorian council elections are held every four years, and all voting is by post. The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) mails a ballot pack to every enrolled voter. Voting is compulsory for people on the state roll, and you may be fined if you don't vote. Knox elects one councillor for each of its 9 wards.
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 2028General elections fall on the fourth Saturday in October every 4 years, unless there are exceptional circumstances (VEC Report to Parliament, Oct 2025, p.20).
- Last election
- Saturday 26 October 2024
- How you vote
- By post — ballot packs are mailed to enrolled voters
- How Knox votes
- 9 wards, one councillor each; preferential countEvery ward was contested in 2024. The Mayor is chosen by the councillors, not by voters. The VEC last reviewed Knox's electoral structure in 2015.
- Dobson Ward recount
- Ordered by VCAT on 9 December 2024The VEC says the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ordered a recount of the Dobson Ward results under section 312(3) of the Local Government Act 2020, and that the recount results replaced the ones first declared in November 2024. After the recount, Meagan Baker is the declared candidate.
- If a seat falls vacant
- By-electionIn a single-councillor ward, a vacancy with more than 6 months of the term left is filled by a by-election. There has been none in Knox since 2024.
- Voting
- Compulsory for people on the state rollYou may be fined if you don't vote.
- Find your ward
- VEC ward mapFind your ward →
- Enrol / check enrolment
- Victorian Electoral CommissionCheck enrolment →
| Ward | Elected (2024) | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| Baird | Peter Lockwood | 83.32% |
| Chandler | Paige Kennett | 83.45% |
| Collier | Chris Duncan | 86.38% |
| Dinsdale | Robert Williams | 82.62% |
| Dobson | Meagan Baker (after recount) | 85.50% |
| Friberg | Parisa Considine | 85.13% |
| Scott | Lisa Cooper | 86.59% |
| Taylor | Susan Pearce | 87.35% |
| Tirhatuan | Glen Atwell | 86.55% |
2024 Knox City Council election: candidate elected in each ward and voter turnout. Source: Victorian Electoral Commission, 2024 results (finalised; Dobson Ward shows the December 2024 recount). Full first-preference counts and preference distributions are on the VEC page.
Sources — check it yourself
- Victorian Electoral Commission — 2024 Knox City Council election results (incl. Dobson Ward recount) · Dec 2024
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Local council elections (postal voting, compulsory voting) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Report to Parliament on the 2024 local government elections (PDF, p.20) · Oct 2025
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Council countbacks and by-elections · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Knox City Council (electoral structure, past results) · Sep 2026
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.