Expenditure caps for the 2024 NSW Local Government elections
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Expenditure caps are listed alphabetically by local government area below. These caps apply to electoral expenditure incurred between 1 July 2024 and 14 September 2024. Also listed are the number of enrolled electors in each area or ward used to determine the applicable caps for the area or ward.
Ensure that you identify the expenditure cap that applies to you in the third column of the table. If you are unsure contact us.
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| Council |
Local government area
|
Ward name |
Determined number of electors
|
Non-mayoral candidates (and groups that do not include a mayoral candidate) expenditure caps
|
Mayoral candidates expenditure caps
|
Third-party campaigners expenditure caps
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shellharbour | Shellharbour City Council | Ward A | 17,404 | $19,800 | $39,600 | $6,600 |
| Shellharbour | Shellharbour City Council | Ward B | 17,404 | $19,800 | $39,600 | $6,600 |
| Shellharbour | Shellharbour City Council | Ward C | 17,404 | $19,800 | $39,600 | $6,600 |
| Shellharbour | Shellharbour City Council | Ward D | 17,404 | $19,800 | $39,600 | $6,600 |
| Shoalhaven | Shoalhaven City Council | Ward 1 | 28,633 | $27,500 | $48,125 | $9,170 |
| Shoalhaven | Shoalhaven City Council | Ward 2 | 28,633 | $27,500 | $48,125 | $9,170 |
| Shoalhaven | Shoalhaven City Council | Ward 3 | 28,633 | $27,500 | $48,125 | $9,170 |
| Singleton | Singleton Council |
|
17,504 | $19,800 | $24,750 | $6,600 |
| Snowy Monaro | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
|
14,946 | $19,800 |
|
$6,600 |
| Snowy Valleys | Snowy Valleys Council |
|
10,408 | $19,800 |
|
$6,600 |
| Strathfield | Strathfield Municipal Council |
|
24,989 | $27,500 |
|
$9,170 |
| Sutherland | Sutherland Shire Council | A Ward | 35,209 | $39,600 |
|
$13,200 |
| Sutherland | Sutherland Shire Council | B Ward | 35,209 | $39,600 |
|
$13,200 |
| Sutherland | Sutherland Shire Council | C Ward | 35,209 | $39,600 |
|
$13,200 |
| Sutherland | Sutherland Shire Council | D Ward | 35,209 | $39,600 |
|
$13,200 |
| Sutherland | Sutherland Shire Council | E Ward | 35,209 | $39,600 |
|
$13,200 |
| Sydney | Council of the City of Sydney | 128,326 | $79,200 | $99,000 | $26,400 | |
| Tamworth | Tamworth Regional Council |
|
46,332 | $39,600 |
|
$13,200 |
| Temora | Temora Shire Council |
|
4,663 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Tenterfield | Tenterfield Shire Council | Ward A | 1,094 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Tenterfield | Tenterfield Shire Council | Ward B | 1,094 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Tenterfield | Tenterfield Shire Council | Ward C | 1,094 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Tenterfield | Tenterfield Shire Council | Ward D | 1,094 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Tenterfield | Tenterfield Shire Council | Ward E | 1,094 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| The Hills | The Hills Shire Council | Central Ward | 37,313 | $39,600 | $79,200 | $13,200 |
| The Hills | The Hills Shire Council | East Ward | 37,313 | $39,600 | $79,200 | $13,200 |
| The Hills | The Hills Shire Council | North Ward | 37,313 | $39,600 | $79,200 | $13,200 |
| The Hills | The Hills Shire Council | West Ward | 37,313 | $39,600 | $79,200 | $13,200 |
| Tweed | Tweed Shire Council |
|
70,735 | $50,600 |
|
$16,870 |
| Upper Hunter | Upper Hunter Shire Council |
|
10,554 | $19,800 |
|
$6,600 |
| Upper Lachlan | Upper Lachlan Shire Council |
|
6,616 | $11,000 |
|
$3,670 |
| Uralla | Uralla Shire Council | Ward A | 2,394 | $6,600 | $9,900 | $2,200 |
| Uralla | Uralla Shire Council | Ward B | 2,394 | $6,600 | $9,900 | $2,200 |
| Wagga Wagga | The Council of the City of Wagga Wagga |
|
47,604 | $39,600 |
|
$13,200 |
| Walcha | Walcha Council | 2,306 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 | |
| Walgett | Walgett Shire Council |
|
3,871 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Warren | Warren Shire Council | A Ward | 503 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Warren | Warren Shire Council | B Ward | 503 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Warren | Warren Shire Council | C Ward | 503 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Warren | Warren Shire Council | D Ward | 503 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Warrumbungle | Warrumbungle Shire Council |
|
7,022 | $11,000 |
|
$3,670 |
| Waverley | Waverley Council | Bondi Ward | 12,214 | $19,800 |
|
$6,600 |
| Waverley | Waverley Council | Hunter Ward | 12,214 | $19,800 |
|
$6,600 |
| Waverley | Waverley Council | Lawson Ward | 12,214 | $19,800 |
|
$6,600 |
| Waverley | Waverley Council | Waverley Ward | 12,214 | $19,800 |
|
$6,600 |
| Weddin | Weddin Shire Council |
|
2,808 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Wentworth | Wentworth Shire Council |
|
4,650 | $6,600 |
|
$2,200 |
| Willoughby | Willoughby City Council | Middle Harbour Ward | 12,036 | $19,800 | $39,600 | $6,600 |
| Willoughby | Willoughby City Council | Naremburn Ward | 12,036 | $19,800 | $39,600 | $6,600 |
| Willoughby | Willoughby City Council | Sailors Bay Ward | 12,036 | $19,800 | $39,600 | $6,600 |
| Willoughby | Willoughby City Council | West Ward | 12,036 | $19,800 | $39,600 | $6,600 |
| Wingecarribee | Wingecarribee Shire Council |
|
39,989 | $39,600 |
|
$13,200 |
| Wollondilly | Wollondilly Shire Council | East Ward | 20,993 | $27,500 | $41,250 | $9,170 |
| Wollondilly | Wollondilly Shire Council | North Ward | 20,993 | $27,500 | $41,250 | $9,170 |
| Wollongong | Wollongong City Council | Ward 1 | 52,687 | $50,600 | $88,550 | $16,870 |
| Wollongong | Wollongong City Council | Ward 2 | 52,687 | $50,600 | $88,550 | $16,870 |
| Wollongong | Wollongong City Council | Ward 3 | 52,687 | $50,600 | $88,550 | $16,870 |
| Woollahra | Woollahra Municipal Council | Bellevue Hill Ward | 8,260 | $11,000 |
|
$3,670 |
| Woollahra | Woollahra Municipal Council | Cooper Ward | 8,260 | $11,000 |
|
$3,670 |
| Woollahra | Woollahra Municipal Council | Double Bay Ward | 8,260 | $11,000 |
|
$3,670 |
| Woollahra | Woollahra Municipal Council | Paddington Ward | 8,260 | $11,000 |
|
$3,670 |
| Woollahra | Woollahra Municipal Council | Vaucluse Ward | 8,260 | $11,000 |
|
$3,670 |
| Yass Valley | Yass Valley Council |
|
12,874 | $19,800 |
|
$6,600 |