Electoral Roll
Electoral Roll
The Town’s electoral roll is comprised of two parts:
- The resident’s roll and
- The non-residents owners and occupiers roll.
Combining these two rolls produces the consolidated roll.
If you are unsure of your enrolment status on the residential roll please click here to verify your voter registration status with the Western Australian Electoral Commission.
To check your enrolment status on the Town's Owner/ Occupier Roll, please contact the rates team on (08) 9347 6000 or via mail@cambridge.wa.gov.au
Residents Roll
People over 18 years old who reside in the Town (irrespective of whether they own the property or are tenants) and who are on the state electoral roll for that property will be on the residents roll automatically and can vote in the Town of Cambridge Ordinary Local Government Election. No separate enrolment is necessary.
Enquiries about the Residents roll should be directed to the Western Australian Electoral Commission on 13 63 06. You can check your enrolment eligibility status through the Western Australian Electoral Commission’s website.
Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers Roll
The Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers roll is maintained by the Town. It includes individuals who own (but do not reside in) rateable property in the Town or who occupy (but do not own) rateable property in the Town. It also includes individuals nominated by companies, businesses or corporate bodies that own or occupy rateable property in the Town.
Each person applying to go onto this roll must be on the State or Commonwealth electoral roll for a property outside the Town’s district. Any person who is not an Australian citizen (and thus not eligible to be on the State or Commonwealth electoral roll) may still be able to vote in local government elections if the person appeared on the Town’s 1996 electoral roll, and has owned or occupied rateable property within the Town continuously since at least March 1996.
Individuals or corporate bodies may only be on the roll or represented on the roll in one capacity. That is, either as owners or occupiers. Where both capacities are available to an individual or a body corporate, the owner category would normally be chosen because of the longer term on the roll.
Corporations
A body corporate, which owns or occupies rateable property, may nominate two people to represent the corporation, provided they are enrolled on either the State or Commonwealth electoral rolls. If the body corporate owns properties in more than one ward the same nominees must apply for both wards. The Town requires confirmation in writing from the body corporate, stating the names of the nominees. You can nominate your nominees with the Enrolment Eligibility Claim Form.
Download an Enrolment Eligibility Claim Form(PDF, 184KB)
Non Resident Owners’ Eligibility
- Each rateable property may claim up to two owners or owner nominees on the roll
- If a property is owned by an individual person, that person may be eligible to enrol
- An individual may only enrol once regardless of the number of properties owned within the Town
- An owner remains on the roll until the property is sold or in the case of owner nominees, either until the property is sold or the corporate body changes its nominees.
Joint Owners’ Eligibility
- Where a rateable property is owned by more than two persons, two of the owners may be eligible to enrol with the written agreement of a majority of the owners
- Where a property is owned by a corporate body, the corporate body may nominate one or two people to go onto the roll on its behalf
- A corporate body may only nominate two people onto the roll regardless of the number of properties owned in the Town
- The nominees remain on the roll until either the property is sold or the corporate body changes its nominees.
Occupier Eligibility
- Each rateable property that is occupied may claim up to two occupiers or occupier nominees on the roll
- The occupier must have a right of continuous occupation of that property for at least three months from the date of application
- The applicant is not required to provide proof of this in the first instance but the Town may request proof of continuous occupation
- Where an individual occupies the property he or she may be eligible to enrol. Where two or more individuals jointly occupy a property up to two of them may be eligible to enrol (with the written agreement of a majority where there are three or more co-occupiers)
- A corporate body that occupies property may nominate up to two people to go onto the roll
- An individual may only enrol once regardless of the number of properties occupied and a corporate body may only nominate two people regardless of the number of properties occupied in the Town of Cambridge
- Occupiers and occupier nominees remain on the roll for a period of two elections after their enrolment is accepted and are removed from the roll six months after the second election. They must then re-enrol if they wish to continue as electors.
Enrolments for the Non-Resident Owners and Occupier Roll
- Enrolment of non-resident owners or occupiers is not automatic
- For individuals who are applying in their own names either as owners or occupiers, or individuals who are being nominated by a corporate body as owner nominees or occupier nominees, please complete the Enrolment Eligibility Claim Form(PDF, 184KB).
Enrolment Duration
- For occupiers and corporations, if an enrolment eligibility claim is accepted it will remain valid for the next two ordinary elections in the Town. After that period, if the elector wants to retain their eligibility, they will need to make another enrolment eligibility claim. Eligibility for property owners remains in force until the property is sold or they wish to cancel their enrolment.
Enrolment Forms
- Enrolment forms can be obtained from the Town and must be lodged with the Chief Executive Officer prior to the close of rolls for any Local Government Election to be accepted for that election. For this election, rolls will close on 8 September 2023.
Removal of Address from the Roll
- The State electoral roll and owner and occupier roll are publicly available for inspection. If you are of the opinion that the publication of your address would place your safety, or the safety of your family, at risk you can apply to have your address removed from the roll.
Electoral Commissioner
GPO Box 9867
Perth WA 6848