Local Government Elections

Candidate nominations open on Thursday, August 28, 2025 and close at 4pm, Thursday, September 4, 2025.   

Candidate profiles will be updated by ward as nominations are received by the Returning Officer.

Ordinary Elections

Shire of Northam elections are held every two years, on the third Saturday in October with half of the Councillors terms concluding at each biennial election. There are the following vacancies for the 2025 Ordinary Elections:

Central Ward

1 vacancy.

East Ward

2 vacancies.

West Ward

1 vacancy.

President

Nil.

Shire of Northam Ward Map

Current Nominations 

Central Ward (Listed as appearing on ballot paper)

MENCSHELYI, John - Candidate profile

MENCSHELYI, John - Additional information

WALTERS, Kellee - Candidate profile

WALTERS, Kellee - Additional information

East Ward (Listed as appearing on ballot paper)

HUGHES, Des - Candidate profile

HUGHES, Des - Additional information

NIEUWOUDT, Kobus - Candidate profile

NIEUWOUDT, Kobus - Additional information

West Ward (Listed as appearing on ballot paper)

BIGLIN, Lisa - Candidate profile

BIGLIN, Lisa - Additional information

Nominating for Council

If you want to make a difference in your community and have a say in local decision-making, stand for election as a local government councillor. The Shire of Northam would like to encourage Aboriginal people, youth over 18 years and people from all ethnic cultures to consider nominating for Council.

Who is able to vote in a local government election?

All local residents and business owners/occupiers are encouraged to enrol to vote in local government elections. 

All residents registered on the State/Federal electoral roll for properties within the Shire of Northam will be automatically registered for Local Government Elections.

To check and/or update your enrolment details please visit the Western Australian Electoral Commission's website below.

WA Electoral Commission - Check or Update Your Enrolment

If you own or occupy property in the Shire but don’t live here, then you may still be eligible to vote. You may enrol up to two Owners/Nominees per property by filling in the Enrolment Eligibility Claim Form below. Each person is only entitled to one vote per ward in which the property is located. Enrolment forms must be lodged by 5pm, Friday 22^nd August 2025 to be eligible to vote in the 2025 Local Government Elections.  

Forms

Application for electoral enrolment
This is the standard enrol to vote form that registers you to vote in federal, state and local government elections. It must be returned to the WA Electoral Commission, not the Shire of Northam

Form 2 - Enrolment Eligibility Claim
Application to register non-resident owners and occupiers who are not included on the State/Federal roll. *Incorporating Notice of Nomination of co-owners or co-occupiers (is required by CEO).

You may make a claim for eligibility using this form at any time. However, if you want to be on the roll for a particular election you must give your claim form to the local government more than 50 days before the election date (close of rolls).

Form 2A - Application to Register a Nominee for a Body Corporate
The body corporate may make a claim for eligibility using this form at any time. However, if the body corporate wants to be represented on the roll for a particular election it must give its claim form to the local government more than 50 days before the election date (close of rolls).

Form 2B - Application to Register a Nominee for Co-Owners or Co-Occupiers

All, or a majority of, owners or occupiers may make a claim for eligibility using this form at any time. However, if you want to be represented on the roll for a particular election you must give this claim form to the local government more than 50 days before the election date (close of rolls). Please note that if you are applying to vote as an occupier of a property, you must include a copy of your lease agreement showing that you have the right to occupy the property for at least the next three months.