Voter participation rates statistics
A breakdown of voter participation rates for local council elections held across Victoria.
The following charts compare the participation rates of voters in Victorian local council elections. Each rate is the overall rate for all councils holding elections in that financial year. Only elections conducted by the VEC since 2000 are included. By-elections have not been included. For information about by-elections, please contact the VEC.
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Statistics
Overall participation rates in postal elections
| 1999-2000 |  75.57% |
| 2000-2001 |  78.48% |
| 2001-2002 | 73.78% |
| 2002-2003 | 76.42% |
| 2003-2004 | N/A |
| 2004-2005 | 75.07% |
| 2005-2006 | 75.66% |
| 2006-2007 | N/A |
| 2007-2008 | N/A |
| 2008-2009 | 76.44% (excluding City of Melbourne leadership team) 75.51% (including City of Melbourne leadership team)
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| 2009-2010 | N/A |
| 2010-2011 | N/A |
| 2011-2012 | N/A |
| 2012-2013 | 72.53% (excluding City of Melbourne leadership team and City of Greater Geelong mayoral candidates) 72.57% (including City of Melbourne leadership team and City of Greater Geelong mayoral candidates)
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Overall participation rates in attendance elections
| 1999-2000 | 65.07% |
| 2000-2001 | N/A |
| 2001-2002 | 64.62% |
| 2002-2003 | 71.16% |
| 2003-2004 | N/A |
| 2004-2005 | 55.65% |
| 2005-2006 | 72.80% |
| 2006-2007 | N/A |
| 2007-2008 | N/A |
| 2008-2009 | 70.03% |
| 2009-2010 | N/A |
| 2010-2011 | N/A |
| 2011-2012 | N/A |
| 2012-2013 | 63.62% |
Overall participation rates in regional and outer metropolitan municipalities
| 1999-2000 | 76.75% |
| 2000-2001 | 78.48% |
| 2001-2002 | 79.35% |
| 2002-2003 | 77.77% |
| 2003-2004 | N/A |
| 2004-2005 | 79.39% |
| 2005-2006 | 76.70% |
| 2006-2007 | N/A |
| 2007-2008 | N/A |
| 2008-2009 | 78.26% |
| 2009-2010 | N/A |
| 2010-2011 | N/A |
| 2011-2012 | N/A |
| 2012-2013 | 76.20% (excluding City of Greater Geelong mayoral candidates) 76.32% (including City of Greater Geelong mayoral candidates) |
Overall participation rates in metropolitan municipalities
| 1999-2000 | 72.60% |
| 2000-2001 | N/A |
| 2001-2002 | 68.83% |
| 2002-2003 | 73.91% |
| 2003-2004 | N/A |
| 2004-2005 | 66.69% |
| 2005-2006 | 74.40% |
| 2006-2007 | N/A |
| 2007-2008 | N/A |
| 2008-2009 | 72.85% (excluding City of Melbourne leadership team) 73.29% (including City of Melbourne leadership team)
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| 2009-2010 | N/A |
| 2010-2011 | N/A |
| 2011-2012 | N/A |
| 2012-2013 | 68.90% (excluding City of Melbourne leadership team) 68.90% (including City of Melbourne leadership team)
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