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Gosnells Election Type Ordinary - Postal
Date of Election 20/10/2007
Returning Officer Shaun MAJOR
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(2) Councillors - Bickley Ward
Expiry of term (2) 15 October 2011 Total electors 17443

MITCHELL, Ron
POTTER, Helen
WAINWRIGHT, Pauline
BARAIOLO, Sandra
STEVENS, Daniel
GRIFFITHS, Liz
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(2) Councillors - Canning Vale Ward
Expiry of term (2) 15 October 2011 Total electors 22874

BARRETT, Wayne
FERNANDEZ, Chris
EVANS, Peter
HAWCHAR, Mahmoud (Dave)

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(2) Councillors - Gosnells Ward
Expiry of term (2) 15 October 2011 Total electors 18400

GRIFFITHS, Dave
WIFFEN, Bill
CROFT, Rod
GEORGE, Brad
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New voting system explained !!

An animation to explain the new voting system can be found here or download this PDF please check out the Western Australian Electoral Commission site for more info, this new voting system is very complex but said to be fairer ...

New counting system for Local Government elections

...This year, for the first time, there is a new counting system for Local Government elections and will require the ballot paper to be numbered in every box, from 1 to the number of all the candidates on the ballot paper. The new count system is called Preferential or Proportional Representation, click here for more information, and is used for Senate counts in Federal elections and the Legislative Council in State elections. Previously, Local Government elections had the First Past the Post method which involved ticking the boxes on the ballot paper. This is no longer acceptable.

If you will be away over the election period make sure you get your postal voting package returned in good time, it has to be received by 6pm Saturday, 20 October 2007...

as posted on WAEC site please visit the site to follow the links as posted