Council Supplementary Election 2025 - Goodwood Ward

Supplementary Council Election Overview

Council Members are elected every four years, with the next General Election due to be held in November 2026.

A vacancy occurred following the resignation of a former Goodwood Ward Councillor in September 2024. 

Council Elections are broken up into three main phases being Enrol, Nominate and Vote. 

This election gives eligable voters in the Goodwood Ward an opportunity to vote for the candidate they believe will best represent their community. Anybody on the voters roll within the City of Unley can nominate as a candidate.

Unlike State and Federal elections, it is not compulsory to vote in South Australian council elections and all voting is done by post. Enrolled voters receive a voting package through the mail and return their votes in a reply paid envelope.

To find out more about the Goodwood Ward Supplementary Council Election, visit the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA) website here. 

The rules for elections are set out in the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 - an act of the South Australian Parliament.

Key Dates

Supplementary Council Election Process

Council Elections are broken up into three main phases being Enrol, Nominate and Vote.

ENROL (closed)

Anybody residing or owning property in the Goodwood Ward, who is correctly enrolled for the state elections in South Australia are automatically included on Council’s voters roll and will be eligible to vote. Anybody eligible to act as a nominated party (e.g. on behalf of a business) were required to ‘enrol’ to vote prior to Friday 29 November 2024. The Voters Roll has now been finalised and is available for inspection upon request at the Council Civic Centre.

NOMINATE (9 January 2025 – 12pm 23 January 2025)

Anybody on the Voters Roll within the City of Unley is eligible to nominate to run for the vacancy.  

Nominations open on Thursday, 9 January 2025 and close at 12 noon Thursday, 23 January 2025. Candidates must nominate directly through the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA) portal (link will be activated when nominations open) with the submission of a profile of not more than 1,000 characters, and may also provide a photograph, predominantly head and shoulders, taken within the previous 12 months.

An in-person candidate information session will be held on Tuesday, 14 January 2025 at 6:00pm at the Unley Council Chambers, 181 Unley Road, Unley.

More information relating to the process and considerations for candidates can be found on ECSA’s website here.

Following the close of nominations, ECSA will be organising a ballot draw to determine the order in which candidates will appear on the voting papers.

VOTE (4 February 2025 – 12pm 3 March 2025)

Voting materials will be distributed to eligible voters from Tuesday 4 February 2025. Voting in a Council election is NOT compulsory, therefore there are no voting booths. Voters may follow enclosed instructions to correctly complete their ballot papers, and return post them directly to ECSA using the reply-paid envelope provided.

ECSA are responsible for issuing and/or reissuing of ballot materials (not Council). Should voters require voting materials to be re-issued, they will need to contact ECSA directly prior to 5pm Monday 24 February 2025, on the details below.

Voting closes at 12pm Monday 3 March 2025. The scrutiny and count process will occur on Tuesday 4 March 2025 at the Electoral Commission offices. Results will be announced as soon as practicable following this process.

For further information relating to the nomination or voting process of the 2025 Supplementary Election, please contact Council or the Electoral Commission of SA (ECSA) on 1300 655 232 or here.