Where to vote in the 2026 state election in the Murraylands
Here’s what you need to know about voting in Murray Bridge, Mannum, Tailem Bend and surrounds in the lead-up to March 21.
Early voting will open this Saturday, March 14, ahead of next week’s state election.
An early voting centre will be open at the Square Community Centre in Murray Bridge, opposite Pine Park, from 8am-6pm this Saturday.
Volunteers from Murray Bridge Community Centre will put on a barbecue from 10am-2pm.
The voting centre will then be open from 8am-6pm next Monday to Friday, or until 8pm on the Thursday.
Early voting is available to anyone, for any reason, at South Australian elections.
Voting on election day, March 21, will be from 8am-6pm at:
- Callington: Callington Memorial Hall
- Jervois: Jervois Hall
- Mannum: Mannum Leisure Centre
- Murray Bridge: Murray Bridge North School gym, Murray Bridge High School and Bridge Evangelical Christian Church
- Murray Bridge East: Murray Bridge Showground basketball stadium
- Mypolonga: Mypolonga Institute
- Palmer: Collier Park
- Ponde: Ponde Hall
- Tailem Bend: Tailem Bend Primary School gym
- Wellington: Wellington Hall
- Woods Point: Woods Point Community Hall
How do I vote?
Once you’ve had your name ticked off the electoral roll, you’ll receive two ballot papers: a green one for the House of Assembly, the lower house, and a white one for the Legislative Council, the upper house.
On the green paper, you will write numbers in the boxes beside all of the candidates, in order, with number one being your top choice.
At this election, there are 12 candidates in Hammond, the electorate which includes the Murray Bridge district and Mannum; and nine in Mackillop, the electorate which includes the Coorong district.
On the white paper, you have two options:
- Vote above the line by placing a 1 in your favourite party or candidate’s box, and filling out as many other numbers as you like; or
- Vote below the line by numbering at least 12 boxes, from 1-12
Pop your bits of paper in the appropriate boxes and you’re done – you’ve done your democratic duty.
What happens after that?
Murray Bridge News will have rolling coverage of the vote count on election night, March 21, because the author of this story is a nerd like that.
Officials from the Electoral Commission of South Australia will count all the votes at each polling place, then add them up in each electorate.
If any one candidate wins more than 50 per cent of the votes, he or she will be declared elected.
If not – which is more likely – candidates will be eliminated from the count, one by one, and votes distributed to voters’ next-most-preferred candidate until a winner is found.
- More information: www.ecsa.sa.gov.au.
