Data and statistics 2020-21

Summary of council elections

Other statutory elections

The elections for the South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Board are held every four years. In total, three elections are managed for the following electoral zones; Central Electoral Zone, Northern Electoral Zone and Southern Electoral Zone. Two nominations were received for the Southern Electoral Zone. Ballot packs were sent out to those eligible electors with the election being finalised in July 20.

 Community and commercial elections

South Australia enrolment rate at 30 June 2021

 Electors enrolled by age group at 30 June 2021

Enrolment transactions 2017 to 2021

* Includes persons who have provisionally enrolled that have turned 18 and new enrolments by 18 year olds (10,232 in 2020-21).

** These ‘movements within state’ figures are not included in the table totals below.

*** Net adjustments and data corrections.

Registered declaration voters by criteria at 30 June 2021

ECSA maintains a register of voters who are permanently prevented from attending a polling booth and meet certain criteria. These voters are called registered declaration voters for state elections and general postal voters for federal elections. Once registered, a voter will always receive a postal vote for every election and does not need to re-apply for future elections.

Eight political parties were registered for state elections in South Australia.

Registered political parties at 30 June 2021

Returns

Political Party Returns, Associated Entity Returns and Donor Returns are lodged on a half-yearly basis and must be lodged within 30 days of the end of the half-yearly period.

In July 2020, ECSA received returns for the period 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020. The table below summarises the return lodgements for the period.

Returns for period 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020.

^* Danig Party of Australia (SA Division) and Liberal Democratic party lodged a return, however were deregistered on 28 November 2019.

In January 2021, ECSA received returns for the period 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020. The table below summarises the return lodgements for the period.

Returns for period 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020.

Annual Political Expenditure Returns lodged for the 2019-20 financial year

All returns lodged are available on ECSA’s Funding and Disclosure Portal.

Public funding

No general election or by-election was held in the 2020-21 financial year and ECSA was not called upon to pay election funding to reimburse political expenditure incurred by eligible participants in relation to an election.

Non-voter activity

Section 85 of the Electoral Act 1985 sets out the procedures to be implemented by the Electoral Commissioner relating to electors who appear to have not voted at an election. The non-voter process commences three months after election day and continues until each expiation has been resolved.

The table below outlines the non-voter activity, starting with Notice 1 which gives the elector the opportunity to provide a valid reason for their apparent failure to vote, through to referral of the expiation to the Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit (FERU).

Once an expiation has been referred to FERU an elector can make an application for a review. If the review is granted the expiation is referred back to ECSA and the expiation is reissued (Notice 2). There is no maximum numbers of review that can be granted.  This cycle can occur multiple times if the matter is left unresolved.  

* 2018 State Election
# 2019 Cheltenham and Enfield by-elections