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. Wodonga elects one councillor for each of its 7 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).
- Last general election
- Saturday 26 October 2024Every ward was contested. The new council was sworn in on 12 November 2024.
- How you vote
- By post — ballot packs are mailed to enrolled voters
- How Wodonga votes
- 7 wards, one councillor each; preferential countBaranduda Range, Barnawartha North, Huon Creek, Lake Hume, Marimba Park, Racecourse and Sumsion Gardens. This structure came from the VEC's 2023–24 electoral structure review. The Mayor is chosen by the councillors, not by voters.Ward map (VEC) →
- Since 2024
- Lake Hume Ward by-election, 2025 — Ron Mildren electedHeld after Cr Hannah Seymour resigned. Enrolment 4,747; turnout 71.33%. Ron Mildren led on first preferences (43.56%) and won after preferences with 58.81%.By-election results (VEC) →
- If a seat falls vacant
- By-electionIn a single-councillor ward, a vacancy with more than 6 months of the term left is filled by a by-election.
- 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 how. Living across the river in NSW doesn't put you on Wodonga's roll unless you qualify this way.Check enrolment →
| Ward | Elected (2024) | Enrolment | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baranduda Range | Josh Knight | 4,437 | 81.45% |
| Barnawartha North | Michelle Cowan | 4,800 | 81.17% |
| Huon Creek | Cassie Aldridge | 4,785 | 82.51% |
| Lake Hume | Hannah Seymour (resigned 2025; Ron Mildren won the by-election) | 4,709 | 73.39% |
| Marimba Park | Olga Quilty | 4,603 | 73.84% |
| Racecourse | Libby Hall | 4,591 | 75.97% |
| Sumsion Gardens | Michael Gobel | 4,482 | 71.00% |
2024 Wodonga City Council election: candidate elected in each ward, enrolment 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 Wodonga City Council election results · Nov 2024
- Victorian Electoral Commission — 2025 Lake Hume Ward by-election results · Oct 2025
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Wodonga City Council (electoral structure, 2023–24 review) · Sep 2026
- Wodonga Council — Your Councillors (council installed 12 Nov 2024) · Sep 2026
- 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
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.