What is the role of the NSW Electoral Commission?

What is the role of the NSW Electoral Commission?

As is the case with other unlawful political donations, any unlawful cash donation accepted by a person is payable to the State and may be recovered by the NSW Electoral Commission. We are legislated to conduct, regulate, and report on general elections and by-elections for the Parliament of New South Wales.

How are councils elected in New South Wales?

All 125 councils are holding councillor elections. Some council areas are divided into wards where councillors are elected to represent wards within the council area. Other council areas are undivided (have no wards) where councillors are elected to represent the whole council area.

When does unlawful political donation go into effect in NSW?

This new category of unlawful political donation is in effect from 1 January 2020. As is the case with other unlawful political donations, any unlawful cash donation accepted by a person is payable to the State and may be recovered by the NSW Electoral Commission.

How many seats does NSW have in the House of Representatives?

With 47 seats, New South Wales MPs make up around a third of the membership of the House of Representatives. This weight of numbers means that NSW is always a critical state to the outcome of a federal election.

How many seats did Labor win in NSW in 2010?

The vagaries of single member electorates and marginal seat campaigning meant that Labor won 26 of the state’s 48 electorates in 2010 from a minority of the two-party preferred vote in NSW. As outlined later in this article, this quirk of NSW political geography could be a problem for the Turnbull government in 2016.

What was the best result for the coalition in NSW?

In terms of two-party preferred votes it was the Coalition’s best result in NSW since Harold Holt’s 1966 landslide, and proportionally Labor’s worse result in seats since 1934.

How many members are in the NSW Legislative Council?

The Legislative Council consists of 42 members. Each member is elected for 8 years or two terms of the Parliament. At each State Election, half of these member’s terms expire so an election is held only for 21 members. All electors in NSW vote for these 21 members.

How are councillors elected in a council area?

Some council areas are divided into wards where councillors are elected to represent wards within the council area. Other council areas are undivided (have no wards) where councillors are elected to represent the whole council area. The number of councillors elected varies from council to council.