The Electoral Commission of South Australia’s
2022 Council Election Report is now available.
Today the Minister for Local Government, the Hon Joe Szakacs MP tabled in Parliament the Electoral Commission of South Australia report into the 2022 Council Elections.
The 2022 local government periodic elections (2022 Council Elections) were conducted for 66 of the 67 councils within South Australia to elect representatives to a total of 683 positions.
The elections commenced with the close of rolls on Friday 29 July 2022 and concluded with the final formal declaration of results on Monday 28 November 2022. At the close of rolls, the total number of enrolled electors was 1,288,329 compared to 1,213,862 for the 2018 Council Elections. Nominations closed at 12 noon, Tuesday 6 September 2022 with 1,256 nominations accepted compared to 1,374 in 2018.
Along with a comprehensive summary of the election, the report includes 19 recommendations for legislative changes. As with the previous four council election reports, ECSA once again recommends that Parliament consider moving the local government periodic elections to a different year than the state election.
I wish to thank all organisations and individuals that contributed to the 2022 council election. This includes council CEOs and staff, the Local Government Association, electoral officers and ECSA staff. I express my sincere gratitude for everyone’s role in the successful delivery of the 2022 Council Elections.
The 2022 Council Election information is now available to download from the Electoral Commission of South Australia website and via the Download PDF link.
Mick Sherry
ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER
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