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. Moyne 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 2024VEC finalised the Moyne result on 22 November 2024.
- 2024 result
- Jim Doukas, Karen Foster, Jordan Lockett, Lisa Ryan, Susan Taylor, Lloyd Ross and Myra Murrihy elected (in that order)10 candidates for 7 vacancies. Enrolment 13,486; formal votes 10,645; informal 461 (4.15%); turnout 11,106 (82.35% of enrolment); quota 1,331.
- Changes since 2024
- None — no by-election or countbackVEC's council page lists no countback or by-election since the 2024 election; the last one listed is a countback on 29 January 2015 (checked September 2026).
- Who can vote
- Residents on the state roll, plus ratepayers who applyProperty owners and occupiers who pay rates but don't live in the Shire can apply to the council to join the council roll — once on it, they must vote.
- 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 Moyne Shire Council election results · 22 Nov 2024
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Moyne Shire Council (structure, current councillors, past results) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Local council elections (postal voting, compulsory) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Enrolling for local council elections (ratepayer enrolment) · 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.