Nominating for Council

Any eligible elector can stand for election as a City of Kalamunda Councillor. Skilled and interested community members are encouraged to nominate. To check your eligibility to nominate in the council election, please see the WA Electoral Commission website.

The Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety contains comprehensive information on the process, expectations and responsibilities of Councillors. You can also find resources on how to run an election campaign and information on voting.

The WA Electoral Commission administer the City of Kalamunda local government elections. The Commission also provide great resources for candidates including information on the disclosure of gifts and the appointment of scrutineers. The Commission recommend that prospective candidates use Nomination Builder tool to develop their profile. Find out more here

Nominations are to be finalised and lodged in person with the City’s Returning Officer, who is responsible for the local government election once the nomination period opens.

Candidates are required to:

• Complete an online induction prior to nominating for election so they are fully aware of what to expect as an elected member and the rules related to campaigning. 
  NOTE: The induction for prospective candidates is being updated in response to the reforms to the Local Government Act 1995.
  
• Complete nomination form in the prescribed form, signed and witnessed. Nomination forms are also available from the Returning Officer; the Western Australian Electoral Commission or the City of Kalamunda.
  Candidates will be required to include their completed online induction reference number and date of completion on their nomination form.
  
• provide a single A4 page profile containing not more than 800 characters and spaces information about the candidate
• pay a nomination deposit of $100.00 (cash, bank cheque or postal order);
• provide a recent passport-sized photograph (optional);

The Commission has developed an online system called Nomination Builder to assist candidates to complete their nomination form which includes the candidate profile. This is the preferred method of completing the nomination form and profile for elections conducted by the Commission.

Candidates complete their nomination details and profile, print the completed form which has a reference number allocated and lodge it with the Returning Officer. The nomination builder can be accessed at elections.wa.gov.au.

Where an agent lodges a nomination on a candidate’s behalf, it must be in the prescribed form with a written authorisation signed by the candidate.

The documents may be hand delivered, posted or faxed to the Returning Officer and must be received by the close of nominations.