Electoral Roll

Wooden figures surrounding a ticked box.
Residents are entitled to vote in a local government election provided that they are on the State electoral Roll for the City of Belmont.

People outside the City of Belmont who have a valid eligibility claim for a rateable property within the district of the City of Belmont or within a ward of the City of Belmont can also vote.

The roll for the election consists of:
  • Individuals who live in the City of Belmont district and who are enrolled on the State Electoral Roll for a residential address within the City of Belmont (the Resident’s Roll)
  • Non-resident owners (residential and commercial) and occupiers (commercial) of rateable property in the City of Belmont who have an approved current application for the City of Belmont Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers Roll (Owners and Occupiers Roll)

Residents Roll

The Resident’s Roll is maintained by the Western Australian Electoral Commission.

If you live in the City of Belmont and you are on the State or Commonwealth electoral roll for that address, you will be on the Residents Roll automatically. This means you can vote in City of Belmont elections, regardless of whether you own or rent your property.

To be included on the State electoral roll, or to check if you are enrolled to vote, you can either:
  You do not need to enrol separately for the City of Belmont electoral roll.

Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers Roll

If you own or occupy property in the City (and don’t live in the same ward) or are the person nominated by a body corporate which owns or occupies property in the City, you may be able to join the Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers Roll to vote in local elections.

You must apply formally (a “claim of eligibility”) to be on the roll for the Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers Roll.  Once an application has been accepted by the Chief Executive Officer you will be included on the electoral roll.

 To make a claim of eligibility on the City’s Non-resident Owners and Occupiers Roll, you need to complete the following forms or a combination thereof depending on your circumstances:  
Type Form Notes
Sole owner (person) Form 2A  
Owner (1 to 2 owners) Form 2A If one of th owners is a body corporate then form 2D and Form 2C also need to be completed
3 or more owners Forms 2A and 2C If one of the owners is a body corporate then Form 2D and Form 2C also need to be completed
Body corporate nominee Nominee - Form 2A
Body Corporate - Form 2D		  
Occupier Form 2B  
3 or more occupiers Form 2B and 2C  
Body corporate occupier nominee Nominee Form 2B
Body Corporate Form 2D		  
  
Depending on your application type, you will be required to provide information to support your claim such as a copy of the lease, rent receipts, utility bills. 
 
Once you have completed the relevant form(s) you can return it/them as follows:
 
  • Email to belmont@belmont.wa.gov.au (preferred method) or ,
  • Post to Chief Executive Officer, Locked Bag 379, CLOVERDALE WA 6985 or,             
  • Hand deliver to our Civic Centre located at 215 Wright Street, Cloverdale between the hours of 8:30am and 4:45pm, Monday to Friday.

Assessment of claims for eligibility

In assessing claims for eligibility we are guided by advice from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.  Further information on the evidence to support a claim for eligibility that may be required and the assessment process used is available on the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries website here.


Useful information

Use our Fact Sheets or FAQ documents to download information about the Local Government Elections.
Read the Elections Frequency Asked Questions
Read the Fact Sheet on Election Signage

For more information, please email belmont@belmont.wa.gov.au or call 9477 7211.