Details of the Townsville Mayoral Bi-Election

Key dates

Electoral roll

Monday, 13 October 2025 Electoral rolls close at 5:00 pm

Postal voting

Tuesday, 07 October 2025 Postal vote applications open

Thursday, 16 October 2025 Issue of postal ballot papers commences

Monday, 03 November 2025 Postal vote applications close at 7:00 pm

Tuesday, 25 November 2025 Postal votes must be received by the ECQ by 5:00 pm

Election day

Saturday, 15 November 2025

Election day 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Ways to vote

This is a full postal election and voting materials are mailed to people enrolled to vote in this council area.

Postal voting materials will be printed and sent to voters' enrolled postal address after the ballot paper order draw on Thursday, 16 October 2025.

If you don't receive your postal voting materials or need them sent to an alternate address, please contact the ECQ on 1300 881 665.

You can complete your postal vote as soon as you get it. Make sure you:

• tear the ballot paper from the declaration envelope

• follow the instructions

• fold your ballot paper in half to conceal your vote and place it into the declaration envelope

• seal the declaration envelope and sign it before a witness. Your witness has to sign it too.

• put the declaration envelope in the reply-paid envelope and post it to ECQ.

You must complete your vote by Saturday, 15 November 2025 - 6:00 pm.

The ECQ must receive it by Tuesday, 25 November 2025 - 5:00 pm for your vote to be counted.