Whitsunday Electoral Arrangements

Council is seeking feedback on electoral arrangements for the next local government election in 2028, to inform whether our councillors divisions become undivided or remain in divisions.

Presently, we have six divisions picking from candidates in their local area, alongside a Mayor for the region. Being ‘Undivided’ means there are no divisional boundaries, and a team of Mayor & Councillors are chosen by the voting public to represent the region as a whole.

Currently across Queensland, 70% of local governments are undivided, with 29% Divided and 1% Multi Member Divisions.

In 2022, we received feedback from the community on the preferred model, with 62% of 463 submissions favouring undivided and 38% supporting divisions. Low feedback rate and small majority resulted in a decision to make no change, until more extensive consultation could be conducted.

View our fact sheet and media release for more information. View Electoral Commission Queensland Maps of each division within documents tab.

We invite residents to learn more about each electoral models and share their feedback through our online engagement portal or via hardcopy surveys available at Customer Service Centres. Community members can also meet the project team and discuss ideas at upcoming consultation events:

• Whitsunday Plaza, Cannonvale – Thursday 22 January, 12pm – 5pm
• Collinsville IGA – Wednesday 28 January, 10am – 2pm
• Proserpine Freshfields – Friday 30 January, 9am – 1pm
• Bowen Centrepoint Plaza – Thursday 29 January 12pm – 4pm