❓ Hon Simon O'Brien asks about the cost of the Darling Range by-election and whether the WA Electoral Commission's budget covers it. The Minister responds that by-election funding is arranged separately when the writ is issued.
AnsweredQoN 414Legislative Council
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ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF
DARLING RANGE — BY-ELECTION
414. Hon SIMON O'BRIEN to the minister representing
the Minister for Electoral Affairs:
(1) How much will it cost to run a by-election
in Darling Range?
(2) Has the Western
Australian Electoral Commission received this funding in its 2018–19
budget allocation or will the amount be a variation?
(3) If this cost was not included in
the 2018–19 budget, why not?
DARLING RANGE — BY-ELECTION
414. Hon SIMON O'BRIEN to the minister representing
the Minister for Electoral Affairs:
(1) How much will it cost to run a by-election
in Darling Range?
(2) Has the Western
Australian Electoral Commission received this funding in its 2018–19
budget allocation or will the amount be a variation?
(3) If this cost was not included in
the 2018–19 budget, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
The Minister for Electoral Affairs has provided the following information.
(1) The cost is estimated to be in
the vicinity of $250 000 to $300 000.
(2)–(3) It
is not usual practice that the commission's annual budget include an
allowance for possible by-elections. Funding arrangements are made when the
writ for a by-election is issued. In the case of the district of Darling Range,
this has not yet occurred.
The Minister for Electoral Affairs has provided the following information.
(1) The cost is estimated to be in
the vicinity of $250 000 to $300 000.
(2)–(3) It
is not usual practice that the commission's annual budget include an
allowance for possible by-elections. Funding arrangements are made when the
writ for a by-election is issued. In the case of the district of Darling Range,
this has not yet occurred.
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