Description of series:
These are the official working rolls for Federal Electoral Divisions of Western Australia, listing alphabetically, all persons eligible to vote in Commonwealth elections and Referenda. The polls are in computer print-out form showing name, address, occupation and sex of the elector. Each entry is preceded by a sequentially arranged number, each page is numbered and dated in the top-right hand corner. The lists indicate action in respect of additions and deletions, through death, change of address, change of name etc. and are up-dated every six months. The electoral Act stipulates that the rolls ae to be kept by the Electoral Registrar and are compiled by Electoral staff in the relevant division. They are the responsibility of the Divisional Returning Officer, more commonly known as DRO's. The rolls are housed in print-out binders, two separate black covers secured with a metal plate, plastic binders and metal slide fasteners.
Administrative information
The following data was keyed from the paper documentation:
Form number: CA 11 and NAS 39P
Quantity in agency custody
31.09 sh.m. this accession. For previous acessions, see accession history attached.
Related series unregistered
Electoral Rolls for Western Australia (Main print), 1914-1980
(PP118/1, PP377/1 PP631/2 and PP800/1)
Alphabetical Index of Electors (PT1955/1) Numerical Index of Electors
(PT1956/1)