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NOTICES
Notices via the South Australian Government Gazette
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In South Australia, periodic council elections are held every four years. After periodic elections the Electoral Commission of South Australia produces a report covering all aspects of the elections, including a summary of the results. Reports for council elections since 2006 are available below.
Results for supplementary elections are available on our past council elections page.
- 2022 Council elections report (PDF)
- 2018 council election report (PDF, 6MB)
- 2014 council election report (PDF, 3.7MB)
- 2010 council election report (PDF, 2.6MB)
- 2006 council election report (PDF, 1MB)
- 2003 Council Elections Report (PDF)
- 2000 Council Elections Report (PDF)
All government agencies and their activities are governed by legislation. The following Acts and Regulations are administered by the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA):
These statutes provide the requirements enabling ECSA to conduct all aspects of state general elections and by-elections, referendums, local government periodic and supplementary elections, and the First Nations Voice to SA Parliament election.
In addition to these, ECSA conducts elections for many non-government bodies on request. Elections for non-government bodies are regulated by the relevant election rules contained in their Acts or constitutions (some of which are listed below).
Other statutes
The Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA) was founded in 1907 and is the statutory independent agency responsible for conducting state and council elections in South Australia.
In addition to state and council elections, ECSA also conducts many elections each year by request for community organisations, boards, and private companies, under section 8(2)(b) of the Electoral Act 1985.
Due to current commitments regarding the 2026 state election and periodic local government elections, ECSA will not be undertaking any community and commercial elections until 2027.