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Electoral Matters calls for community input at November hearings in Dapto and Parramatta

Parliament of Australia

The Electoral Matters Committee is inviting community input on the 2025 federal election at its upcoming hearings.

The Committee Chair, Mr Jerome Laxale MP said, ‘I’m excited to be bringing these hearings home to New South Wales. The Committee has already learned a lot from some of the eye-opening submissions coming out of the State. We really want to keep hearing from community members about their experiences during the 2025 federal election. These community statements can tell you so much about how our elections can leave an impact on people’s lives’.

The Committee will be holding hearings in Dapto (19 November 2025) and Parramatta (20 November 2025). As part of these hearings, members of the public will be invited to get on the record by making short verbal statements of up to 5 minutes.

‘We want to hear from you about your 2025 election experience, whether you have put in a submission or not. You will just need to tell us what you wish to talk to the Committee about and a bit about how you participated in the election. The more people we hear from on the day, the better informed the Committee will be.’ said Mr Laxale.

To register your interest in making a statement at upcoming hearings, contact the Committee Secretariat at [email protected].

Further information on the 2025 election inquiry can be found at the inquiry webpage. Committee details can be found at the Committee’s webpage.

Public hearing details

Date: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Location: Berkeley Neighbourhood Centre, 40 Winnima Way, Berkeley NSW 2506

Date: Thursday, 20 November 2025
Location: Mantra Parramatta, Cnr Parkes St and Valentine Ave, Parramatta NSW 2150

Programs for these upcoming hearings will be advertised on the Committee’s public hearings webpage as they are finalised. The hearing will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live.

Media inquiries

Madelaine Knight, Office of Jerome Laxale MP
[email protected]
0466 901 862

For background information

Committee Secretariat
02 6277 2374
[email protected]

For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website www.aph.gov.au/em. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.