Elections & voting
NSW holds local government elections every four years. Voting is compulsory for enrolled residents, so it's worth knowing the date and keeping your enrolment up to date.
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.
- Special Rate Variation (SRV)
- Permission for a council to raise rates by more than the peg.
- NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC)
- Runs council elections and publishes the official results.
Election facts
- Next ordinary election
- Saturday 9 September 2028
- Last election
- 14 September 2024
- How often
- Every 4 years (the second Saturday of September)
- How Kyogle votes
- Three wards (A, B and C); 3 councillors per ward by proportional representationYou vote for the councillors in your own ward. The nine councillors then elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among themselves for two-year terms. At the 2024 election 6,840 residential and non-residential electors were enrolled across the LGA, and turnout at the accompanying referendum was 84.05%.
- 2024 constitutional referendum
- Not carried — 62.70% No, 37.30% YesVoters were asked whether they favoured a popularly elected Mayor on a four-year term with the wards reduced from three to two, each with four councillors. The result of a constitutional referendum is binding on the council; this one was declared NOT PASSED on 1 October 2024, so the three-ward structure and councillor-elected mayor continue.
- Voting
- Compulsory for enrolled residentsNot voting can result in a fine.
- Enrol / check enrolment
- NSW Electoral Commission
Sources — check it yourself
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.