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. Stonnington 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). The council's elections page says the next general election will be in October 2028.
- Last election
- Saturday 26 October 2024By postal ballot. The council says the VEC declared the results on 12 November 2024.
- How you vote
- By post — ballot packs are mailed to enrolled voters
- How Stonnington votes
- 9 wards, one councillor each; preferential countStonnington moved to 9 single-councillor wards for the 2024 election, after a VEC electoral structure review in 2023–24. From 2004 it had three wards with three councillors each. The Mayor is chosen by the councillors, not by voters.
- If a seat falls vacant
- By-electionThe council says a vacancy before the 2028 election is filled by a by-election. There has been none in Stonnington since 2024.
- Who can vote
- State-enrolled residents, plus council-enrolled ratepayersVoting is compulsory for people on the state roll. Council-enrolled voters include property owners and occupiers who don't live here, and representatives of corporations.
- Enrol / check enrolment
- Victorian Electoral CommissionCheck enrolment →
| Ward | Elected (2024) | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| Como | Meghan Hopper | 67.59% |
| Greville | Melina Sehr | 68.46% |
| Hedgeley Dene | Sally Davis | 84.23% |
| Malvern Valley | Jami Klisaris | 83.31% |
| Orrong | Samantha Choudhury | 73.82% |
| South Yarra | Kate Hely | 69.99% |
| Toorak | Tom Humphries | 77.57% |
| Tooronga | Jamie Bell | 82.16% |
| Wattletree | Steve Stefanopoulos | 79.70% |
2024 Stonnington City Council election: candidate elected in each ward and voter turnout. Source: Victorian Electoral Commission, 2024 results (finalised). Full first-preference counts and preference distributions are on the VEC page.
Sources — check it yourself
- Victorian Electoral Commission — 2024 Stonnington City Council election results · Nov 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 — Stonnington City Council (electoral structure, 2023–24 review) · Sep 2026
- City of Stonnington — Elections · Sep 2026
- City of Stonnington — Past Councils (ward structures since 1996) · 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.