Hon Rob Horstman asks about the total monetary value of fines collected from individuals who allegedly failed to vote in the 2017 and 2021 state elections. The Minister for Electoral Affairs provides the requested figures.

AnsweredQoN 649Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 September 2025
Portfolio
Electoral Affairs

QuestionView source ↗

State elections—Penalty notices and fines
649. Hon Rob Horstman to
the minister representing the Minister for
Electoral Affairs:
I refer to penalty
notices and fines sent to Western Australians who allegedly failed to vote in
previous state elections.
(1) What is the total monetary value of penalty
notices or fines collected by the state government following the 2021 state
election?
(2) What is the total monetary value of penalty
notices or fines collected following the 2017 state election?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Electoral Affairs.
(1) The total monetary value of penalty notices or
fines collected by the Western Australian Electoral Commission following the
2021 state election was $1,659,208.
(2) The total monetary value of penalty notices or
fines collected following the 2017 state election was $1,282,106.

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