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Members of the ECANZ

Membership
Name	Position	Organisation or State
John Schmidt	Electoral Commissioner (current Chair of ECANZ)	NSW Electoral Commission
Tom Rogers	Electoral Commissioner	Australian Electoral Commission
Alicia Wright	Chief Electoral Officer	New Zealand Electoral Commission
Damian Cantwell AM	Electoral Commissioner	Elections ACT
Iain Loganathan	Electoral Commissioner	Northern Territory Electoral Commission
Pat Vidgen PSM	Electoral Commissioner	Electoral Commission of Queensland
Mick Sherry	Electoral Commissioner	Electoral Commission of South Australia
Andrew Hawkey	Electoral Commissioner	Tasmanian Electoral Commission
Warwick Gately	Electoral Commissioner	Victorian Electoral Commission
Chris Avent	A/g Electoral Commissioner	Western Australian Electoral Commission

About the ECANZ

The ECANZ considers issues about the development and maintenance of the electoral roll for Commonwealth, State, Territory and Local Government elections and matters of electoral administration, which have implications for Australian and New Zealand electoral authorities.

In 2012, the ECANZ replaced the previous Electoral Council of Australia (ECA). Some material on this website relates to the ECA and will be updated and replaced progressively.

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Electoral systems

Electoral systems in Australia and New Zealand vary widely between jurisdictions and between upper and lower houses. This area contains printable fact sheets that demonstrate the key differences.

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