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Elections & voting

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 roll, and you may be fined if you don't vote. Strathbogie Shire has no wards: all voters elect the seven councillors 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.
See the full explainer, with formulas →

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 general election
Saturday 26 October 2024
How you vote
By post — ballot packs are mailed to enrolled voters
How Strathbogie votes
Unsubdivided — 7 councillors elected across the whole shireCounted by proportional representation. The shire had wards until 2024: the VEC's 2023–24 electoral structure review changed the structure, and the 2024 election was the first under it. The Mayor is chosen by the councillors, not by voters.VEC structure review →
2024 turnout
83.91% of 9,409 enrolled voters7,895 votes, of which 547 (6.93%) were informal. 15 candidates stood for the 7 seats; the quota was 919 votes.
If a seat falls vacant
Countback of the 2024 votesIn an unsubdivided council a vacancy is normally filled by a VEC countback. The VEC lists none for Strathbogie since the 2024 election (checked Sep 2026).Countbacks and by-elections →
Enrol / check enrolment
Victorian Electoral CommissionProperty owners and occupiers who aren't on the state roll for the municipality may be able to enrol as council voters; the VEC explains who is eligible.Check enrolment →
Order electedCandidateFirst-preference votes
1stJEFFERY, Scott1,265 (17.22%)
2ndSTEVENS, Fiona990 (13.47%)
3rdEWART-KENNEDY, Claire629 (8.56%)
4thHALSALL, Vicki568 (7.73%)
5thBINKS, Laura599 (8.15%)
6thCARLSON, Gregory618 (8.41%)
7thHOLLOWAY, Clark447 (6.08%)

2024 Strathbogie Shire Council election: candidates elected, in order of election, with first-preference votes. Source: Victorian Electoral Commission, 2024 results (finalised 22 Nov 2024). Names as on the ballot. The full count and preference distribution are on the VEC page.

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.