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. Towong votes as a single unsubdivided area: all five 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 2024The council says the VEC finalised the result on 7 November 2024.
- 2024 result
- David Wortmann, Andrew Whitehead, Denise Anderson, Jon Pitman and Peter Tolsher elected (in that order)7 candidates for 5 vacancies. Enrolment 4,931; formal votes 3,904; informal 110 (2.74%); turnout 4,014 (81.40% of enrolment); quota 651.
- Changes since 2024
- None — no by-election or countbackThe VEC's by-elections and countbacks timeline lists none for Towong since the 2024 election (checked September 2026). Because the Shire is unsubdivided, a vacancy would normally be filled by a countback of the 2024 votes rather than a by-election.
- Who can vote
- Residents on the state roll, plus ratepayers who applyProperty owners, occupiers and corporation representatives who pay rates but aren't state-enrolled in the Shire can apply to join the council roll (once on it, they must vote). Occupier and corporation enrolments expire before the next general election and must be renewed; the council says it will send an invitation.
- 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 Towong Shire Council election results · 22 Nov 2024
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Towong Shire Council (structure, current councillors) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Council by-elections and countbacks timeline · 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
- Towong Shire Council — Elections (ratepayer enrolment) · Sep 2026
- Towong Shire Council — Meet your councillors (2024 result finalised 7 Nov 2024) · 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.