2025 Supplementary Election
Supplementary Election of Mayor
Following the resignation of Town of Gawler’s Mayor Karen Redman, effective Friday 30 May 2025, and pursuant to s6 of the Local Government (Elections) Act, 1999, a supplementary election will be held to fill the vacancy of Mayor.
In preparation for the upcoming supplementary election the Electoral Commission of South Australia have advised the Town of Gawler of the below election timetable.
Key dates for this election include:
Roll Close: Monday 30 June 2025. Closes at 5pm
Nominations Period: Thursday 24 July 2025 to Thursday 7 August 2025. Closes at 12 noon
Voting Period: Tuesday 2 September to Monday 22 September 2025. Closes at 12 noon
Election Timetable
Event | Legislation* | Date |
Close of rolls | s 6(7)(a), s 15(9)(b) | Monday 30 June 2025 at 5pm |
Nominations Open | s 19(4) | Thursday 24 July 2025 |
Nominations Close | s 23(b) | Thursday 7 August 2025 at 12 noon |
Draw for positions on the ballot paper | s 29(3)(b) | as soon as practicable after 12 noon on Thursday 7 August 2025 |
First campaign donation return due | s 80(3)(a)(ii) | Friday 15 August 2025 to Thursday 21 August 2025 |
Mailout of materials | s 39(1) | Tuesday 26 August 2025 to Monday 1 September 2025 |
Last day for re-issue of voting materials | s 39(4), s 43(4) | Monday 15 September 2025 at 5pm |
Close of voting (polling day) | s 6(6), s 6(7)(b) | Monday 22 September 2025 at 12 noon |
Scrutiny and count | s 47(1)(a) | Tuesday 23 September 2025 |
Second campaign donation return due | s 80(3)(b) | Within 30 days of the 'conclusion of the election' |
To find out more about the supplementary election, visit the Electoral Commission of South Australia - Current Council Elections website page.
Council Candidates - Live Local. Lead Local
Council elections are your opportunity to represent your community
As a Mayor, you can help create a future that you and your community can be proud of and enjoy. If you are passionate about your local community, willing to work as part of a team, keen to learn and make a difference, nominate for Mayor of the Town of Gawler.
Voters roll
If you are correctly enrolled for state elections in South Australia, you are automatically included on the council voters roll and will receive ballot papers through the post.
If you need to check or update your enrolment for this supplementary and any future elections, you can choose one of the following options:
- Check my enrolment
- Enrol online (first time voters or to get back on the roll)
- Update my details online (for updates to your address, name or other contact details)
Enrolment closes on Monday 30 June 2025 at 5pm.
If you are not enrolled on the state electoral roll, you may be eligible to register on the council supplementary roll if you are:
- a resident or a non-Australian citizen who has lived at your residential address for one month or more
- an owner of an organisation or business
- an owner of a holiday home
- a sole owner, or group of owners, of a rateable property
- a sole occupier, or group of occupiers, of a rateable property
- a landlord of rateable property.
In accordance with section 15(5a) of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999, council must purge the council's supplementary roll on 1 January of every election year. Therefore, all landlords, organisations, business owners or occupiers, and resident non-Australian citizens, must re-enrol from January 1 of every election year to be eligible to vote, (with the exception of the City of Adelaide).
If you are unsure whether you are enrolled on the council supplementary roll, please contact Natalie Allen, Senior Rates Officer at
Email: natalie.allen@gawler.sa.gov.au
Phone: 8522 9243
Nominating for Mayor
Open: Thursday 24 July 2025
Close: 12 noon on Thursday 7 August 2025
To find out more about voting in the upcoming supplementary election, visit the Electoral Commission of South Australia – Town of Gawler supplementary election website page.
Voting for Mayor
Open: Tuesday 2 September 2025
Close: 12 noon on Monday 22 September 2025
To find out more about voting in the upcoming supplementary election, visit the Electoral Commission of South Australia – Town of Gawler supplementary election website page.