2024 TSRA election

TSRA 2024 election timetable

Date

Activity

By 30 August 2024

Notice of election Gazette by Minister for Indigenous Australians

1 September 2024

Postal Vote Applications open

17-27 September 2024

Nomination Information Sessions take place in each of the 20 Wards

1 October – 30 October 2024

Nominations open

31 October 2024

Declaration of Nominations and Ballot Draw

5-15 November 2024

Voter Information Sessions take place in each of the 20 Wards

15 November 2024

Close of rolls at 5:00pm (AEST)

19-29 November 2024

Mobile Polling

18-22 and 25-29 November 2024

Pre-polling in the AEC Cairns Office

25-29 November 2024

Pre-polling on Thursday Island

28 November 2024

Final date for receipt of postal vote applications

30 November 2024

Polling Day

1 December 2024

Scrutiny commences

ASAP after scrutiny concludes

Declaration of results

The TSRA Board consists of 20 elected members who are Torres Strait Islander or Aboriginal people living within a ward in the region. The election is held every four years. The 20 wards are:

  • Badu Island,
  • Bamaga,
  • Boigu Island,
  • Dauan Island,
  • Erub Island,
  • Hammond Island,
  • Iama Island,
  • Kubin,
  • Mabuiag Island,
  • Masig Island,
  • Mer Island,
  • Ngurapai and Muralag,
  • Port Kennedy,
  • Poruma Island,
  • Saibai Island,
  • Seisia,
  • St Pauls,
  • TRAWQ,
  • Ugar Island, and
  • Warraber Island.

All Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people enrolled within a contested ward who are 18 years of age and over are eligible to vote.

The most recent general election for the TSRA Board was conducted on Saturday 28 November 2020.

More information about the operations of the TSRA can be found on the Torres Strait Regional Authority’s website.

Enrolment for the 2024 TSRA Board election has closed.

Polling day for the TSRA Board election will be Saturday 30 November 2024.

However, the AEC will be conducting pre-poll voting in Cairns and on Thursday Island, and mobile polling on the islands ahead of polling day.

For information about the 2024 TSRA Election, see the Election Guide.

Applications for postal votes closed on 28 November 2024. The last date for receipt of postal votes is 6 December 2024.

  • Nominations for the 2024 TSRA Board election have closed.

The AEC is holding information sessions in all TSRA wards.

Come to find out about the TSRA Board election and how you can become a candidate in the election.

Nominations to be a candidate open Tuesday 1 October and close 5 pm (AEST) on Wednesday 30 October 2024.

TSRA nomination information sessions 2024
Location Day/Date Session Time Venue
Badu Island Thursday 19 September 2024 1.45pm - 3.15pm Badu Community Hall
Bamaga Thursday 26 September 2024 10.00am - 11.30am Bamaga Community Hall
Boigu Island Tuesday 17 September 2024 10.30am - 12.00 Noon Boigu Community Hall
Dauan Island Wednesday 25 September 2024 2.00pm - 3.30pm Dauan Community Hall
Erub Island Wednesday 18 September 2024 10.30am - 12.00 Noon Omei Tree (behind Council Office)
Hammond Island Friday 27 September 2024 10.30am - 12.00 Noon Hammond Community Hall
Iama Island Monday 30 September 2024 10.30am - 12.00 Noon Iama Community Hall
Kubin Tuesday 24 September 2024 1.30pm - 3.00pm Kubin Community Hall
Mabuiag Island Tuesday 17 September 2024 1.30pm - 3.00pm Mabuiag Community Hall
Masig Island Tuesday 1 October 2024 1.45pm - 3.15pm Masig Community Hall
Mer Island Wednesday 25 September 2024 9.30am - 11.00am Mer Community Hall
Ngurapai and
Muralag		 Saturday 21 September 2024 10.30am - 12.00 Noon Ngurapai Sports Complex
Port Kennedy Friday 20 September 2024 6.00pm - 7.30pm Anglican Parish Hall
Poruma Island Tuesday 1 October 2024 10.30am - 12.00 Noon Poruma Community Hall
Saibai Island Thursday 19 September 2024 10.30am - 12.00 Noon Saibai Bistro Undercover Area
Seisia Thursday 26 September 2024 1.00pm - 2.30pm Seisia Community Hall
St Pauls Thursday 24 September 2024 10.30am - 12.00 Noon St Pauls Community Hall
TRAWQ Saturday 21 September 2024 2.00pm - 3.30pm Tamwoy Hall
Ugar Island Wednesday 18 September 2024 1.30pm - 3.00pm Ugar Community Hall
Warraber Island Monday 30 September 2024 1.30pm - 3.00pm Warraber Community Hall
All Wards Friday 27 September 2024 6.00pm - 7.30pm Thursday Island Boat Club

For the list of candidates in the 2024 TSRA Board election, see the announcement here:

The AEC visited all wards to provide voter information for this election from 5 to 15 November 2024. For details of each information session, see the voter information schedule.

Polling closed on Saturday, 30 November 2024.

An absent vote for the TSRA elections is a declaration vote recorded by a voter at a polling booth / mobile polling booth outside of the ward they are enrolled in.

A voter who is away from the ward for which they are enrolled may, upon making a declaration, vote via a mobile polling team or, on polling day at any other polling booth in the Torres Strait area.

For information about the scrutiny schedule for the election see: scrutiny schedule

Candidates may appoint scrutineers for polling and the scrutiny. The scrutineer undertaking form is used to appoint scrutineers. All scrutineers must complete this form.

Ms Jacqueline McHenry, Returning Officer
Australian Electoral Commission
Postal address: PO Box 5024
Cairns QLD 4870
Telephone: (02) 9375 6366
Email: tsra@aec.gov.au

Torres Strait Regional Authority
Address: Level 1 Torres Strait Haus
46 Victoria Parade
Thursday Island
Telephone: 07 4069 0700
Toll-free: 1800 079 093
Fax: 07 4069 1879
Email: info@tsra.gov.au
Website: www.tsra.gov.au

Updated: 2 December 2024