QLDIn ForceAct
Local Government Electoral Act 2011
sec.101AElection and elector information
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.101A
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Local Government Electoral Act 2011.
### sec.101A Election and elector information
This section applies if the electoral commission has given notice of the final result of a poll for an election under section 101 .
As soon as practicable after giving the notice, the electoral commission must publish on the commission’s website—
the number of formal first preference votes cast for each candidate in the poll; and
information about the distribution of formal preference votes, other than first preference votes, for the candidates in the poll.
Also, the following (each a requester ) may ask the electoral commission for elector information for the election—
a registered political party;
a member of a group of candidates for the election, if at least 1 member of the group was elected at the election;
a councillor who—
was elected at the election; and
as a candidate for the election, was not a member of a group of candidates or endorsed by a registered political party.
The electoral commission must comply with a request under subsection (3) by giving the requester the elector information about each elector who—
was enrolled on the relevant voters roll for the election; and
voted in the election.
The relevant voters roll for the election is—
for a request made by a registered political party—the voters roll for each local government area; or
for a request made by a group of candidates—the voters roll for the local government area, or division of a local government area, for each member of the group that was elected; or
for a request made by a councillor mentioned in subsection (3) (c) —the voters roll for the local government area, or division of a local government area, for which the councillor was elected.
The elector information about an elector who voted in an election is—
the elector’s name and address; and
whether the elector voted in person, by post or in another way; and
if the elector voted in person at a polling booth in the local government area—the location of the polling booth.
However, the commission must not give the requester the elector information about a silent elector.
A person must not use, disclose to another person or allow another person to access elector information given to a registered political party, a member of a group of candidates or a councillor under this section, unless the use, disclosure or access is for a purpose related to an election.
Maximum penalty for subsection (8) —200 penalty units.
s 101A ins 2019 No. 30 s 219
amd 2023 No. 8 s 59 sch 1
(sec.101A-ssec.1) This section applies if the electoral commission has given notice of the final result of a poll for an election under section 101 .
(sec.101A-ssec.2) As soon as practicable after giving the notice, the electoral commission must publish on the commission’s website— the number of formal first preference votes cast for each candidate in the poll; and information about the distribution of formal preference votes, other than first preference votes, for the candidates in the poll.
(sec.101A-ssec.3) Also, the following (each a requester ) may ask the electoral commission for elector information for the election— a registered political party; a member of a group of candidates for the election, if at least 1 member of the group was elected at the election; a councillor who— was elected at the election; and as a candidate for the election, was not a member of a group of candidates or endorsed by a registered political party.
(sec.101A-ssec.4) The electoral commission must comply with a request under subsection (3) by giving the requester the elector information about each elector who— was enrolled on the relevant voters roll for the election; and voted in the election.
(sec.101A-ssec.5) The relevant voters roll for the election is— for a request made by a registered political party—the voters roll for each local government area; or for a request made by a group of candidates—the voters roll for the local government area, or division of a local government area, for each member of the group that was elected; or for a request made by a councillor mentioned in subsection (3) (c) —the voters roll for the local government area, or division of a local government area, for which the councillor was elected.
(sec.101A-ssec.6) The elector information about an elector who voted in an election is— the elector’s name and address; and whether the elector voted in person, by post or in another way; and if the elector voted in person at a polling booth in the local government area—the location of the polling booth.
(sec.101A-ssec.7) However, the commission must not give the requester the elector information about a silent elector.
(sec.101A-ssec.8) A person must not use, disclose to another person or allow another person to access elector information given to a registered political party, a member of a group of candidates or a councillor under this section, unless the use, disclosure or access is for a purpose related to an election. Maximum penalty for subsection (8) —200 penalty units.
- (a) the number of formal first preference votes cast for each candidate in the poll; and
- (b) information about the distribution of formal preference votes, other than first preference votes, for the candidates in the poll.
- (a) a registered political party;
- (b) a member of a group of candidates for the election, if at least 1 member of the group was elected at the election;
- (c) a councillor who— (i) was elected at the election; and (ii) as a candidate for the election, was not a member of a group of candidates or endorsed by a registered political party.
- (i) was elected at the election; and
- (ii) as a candidate for the election, was not a member of a group of candidates or endorsed by a registered political party.
- (i) was elected at the election; and
- (ii) as a candidate for the election, was not a member of a group of candidates or endorsed by a registered political party.
- (a) was enrolled on the relevant voters roll for the election; and
- (b) voted in the election.
- (a) for a request made by a registered political party—the voters roll for each local government area; or
- (b) for a request made by a group of candidates—the voters roll for the local government area, or division of a local government area, for each member of the group that was elected; or
- (c) for a request made by a councillor mentioned in subsection (3) (c) —the voters roll for the local government area, or division of a local government area, for which the councillor was elected.
- (a) the elector’s name and address; and
- (b) whether the elector voted in person, by post or in another way; and
- (c) if the elector voted in person at a polling booth in the local government area—the location of the polling booth.