At WA's upcoming local council elections, 37 of the 138 jurisdictions won't hold a vote because all the candidates have been elected unopposed.
At Western Australia's upcoming local council elections, 37 of the 138 jurisdictions won't hold a vote because all the candidates have been elected unopposed.All roles have been filled unopposed at 37 of 138 local governments in Western Australia; all but one are in regional areas
Voting at council elections is not compulsory in WA, where, on average, just one-third of electors cast a ballotObservers say a string of scandals and inquiries and bitter social media disputes have potential candidates thinking twice, and that things need to change to increase engagement in local democracy.
Michael McPhail was just 20 when he ran for East Fremantle council, inspired by his love of town planning which he was studying at university. "I was pretty young and naïve when I put my hand up; I didn't really know what I was doing," he told Jessica Strutt on"It turned out the main contender had been there for 50 years and I won by two votes — and his two kids forgot to vote for him, so it shows how fickle and random local democracy can be sometimes."
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