Mandurah residents are voting early more than anywhere else in the state.
A whopping 4664 electors passed Eastlake Church in Greenfields across Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week, making it the state's most popular Early Voting Centre.
Rockingham had the second highest number of voters at 3,759 across the three days.
Numbers were also high at Mandurah's second location - Unit 13/651 Old Coast Road in Falcon - at 2293 votes.
Early voting began on Wednesday for the 2021 state election, with electors free to vote either at early voting centres around the state, or on polling day.
Around 70 early voting centres across the state.
Early voting opening hours are:
- Tuesday 2 - Friday 5 March 2021 8am - 6pm
- Saturday 6 March 2021 8am - 6pm
- Monday 8 - Friday 12 March 2021 8am - 6pm
Eastlake Church is wheelchair accessible and there is accessibility equipment available.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the election with a range of physical distancing and social hygiene measures adopted.
These measures will include:
- More early voting centres, with longer operating hours
- Additional polling places near venues that took exceptionally large numbers of votes in 2017
- Regular cleaning of polling venues and the provision of relevant protective equipment (if required)
- limits on the number of voters allowed into polling venues at any one time
- Greater distancing of electors and polling staff through venue layout and tighter queue management
- Single-use pencils will be available to electors, and electors are also being encouraged to bring their own pen or pencil
The SafeWA QR Code system is at all early voting centres. If electors are unable to use the SafeWA app, a manual contact register system will be in place.
Polling day is Saturday, March 13.
Daniela Cooper
Daniela has returned to her first love after a decade of working in local, state and federal governments, non-profits and the corporate world. She has a passion for injustice; to be a voice for those who don't have one; to hold power to account; and to bring readers the news without fear. She loves to explore new places and unfamiliar topics (both in her professional and private life) but her go-to loves are travel, health, social justice, foreign affairs and the outdoors. Email daniela.cooper@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Daniela has returned to her first love after a decade of working in local, state and federal governments, non-profits and the corporate world. She has a passion for injustice; to be a voice for those who don't have one; to hold power to account; and to bring readers the news without fear. She loves to explore new places and unfamiliar topics (both in her professional and private life) but her go-to loves are travel, health, social justice, foreign affairs and the outdoors. Email daniela.cooper@austcommunitymedia.com.au
