Council Election 2024

Local Council general elections are held every four years.

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is responsible for managing local Council elections, with voting done by post - a safe and completely secret method of voting.

Whitehorse City Council Elections were last held in October 2020 and election results can be found on the VEC website.

The next Council election will be held on Saturday 26 October 2024.

Who must vote

Voting is compulsory for Whitehorse residents who are:

  • aged 18 years or older,
  • an Australian citizen,
  • have lived in Victoria for at least one month, and
  • are enrolled on the State roll for an address in the Whitehorse municipality

You may be fined if you do not vote. Find out more about voting eligibility and enrolment.

Receive reminders

Voters are encouraged to sign up for free election reminders via the VEC VoterAlert service.