Board elections
2024 RANZCP Elected Director Election – Voting has closed
Voting closed at 5.00 pm AEST on Sunday 14 April 2024 to elect four Elected Director positions on the RANZCP Board.
Key election dates
Results declared to candidates, and then to the wider Membership by 1 May 2024
Elected Directors will assume office at the conclusion of the AGM on 22 May 2024
Candidates
With respect to meeting the Constitutional requirement that the Board comprise a New Zealand Fellow, Dr Mark Lawrence has been duly re-elected to the Board.
The Elected Director election candidates to fill the four remaining Director positions are:
Dr Agnew Alexander
Dr Angelo Virgona
Dr Ajit Kumar
Dr Michelle Atchison
Dr Warren Kealy-Bateman
Dr David Chapman
Dr Peter Jenkins
Professor Steve Kisely
Dr Jon Lane
Associate Professor Mel Turner
Professor Philip Morris AM
Professor Saddichha Sahoo
Professor Richard Newton
Voting and Count Methods
The voting method applicable to the 2024 Elected Director election is Optional Multiple Preferential and the counting method is Multiple Preferential. This is detailed in Appendix A of the Board Election Regulations.
To determine the election outcome in 2024, the primary votes for each candidate are counted and the candidate with the fewest number of primary votes is excluded from the count and his/her/their preferences are distributed among the remaining candidates. The secondary votes of the excluded candidate are distributed to the remaining candidates and a new progressive total is calculated, the candidate then with the fewest number is next excluded and his/her/their preferences are distributed. This process of exclusion is continued until only four candidates remains in the count.
Further information relating to this voting method can be found via the Australian Electoral Commission here or via this useful video link.
Regulations and other relevant associated election documents
The Board Election Regulations detail the stages of the Election.
Other associated Elected Director Election documents include:
Contact
Questions can be directed to Claire Bellett, Election Officer or Heng Soong, Company Secretary, on + 61 3 9236 9132 or email the College via board.elections@ranzcp.org.