Voting in the 2020 RACGP Presidential election has now closed, with Dr Karen Price elected as President of the 63rd Council.
There were 30,261 eligible voters, with more than 13% voting for their preferred President. The Returning Officer for the 2020 RACGP Presidential election, Mr Richard Kidd of the Australian Election Company, confirmed the results as below.
Candidate |
First preferences |
Votes after preference distribution |
Final status |
Karen Price |
1369 |
2410 |
Elected (1) |
Chris Irwin |
493 |
0 |
Excluded (3) |
Charlotte Hespe |
793 |
1640 |
Unsuccessful |
Ayman Shenouda |
534 |
0 |
Excluded (4) |
John Buckley |
430 |
0 |
Excluded (1) |
Magdelena Simonis |
431 |
0 |
Excluded (2) |
Faculty elections
Voting for the 2020 faculty elections runs from midday Thursday 10 September through to midnight Monday 21 September.
An update on the results will be provided on Wednesday 23 September.
Nominations and voting for future RACGP elections
For future RACGP elections, please note the following details about candidate and voter eligibility.
|
WHO CAN BE NOMINATED? |
WHO CAN SUPPORT NOMINATIONS? |
WHO CAN VOTE? |
PRESIDENT |
Fellows |
|
- Fellows
- Members
- Registrar Associates
|
CENSOR IN CHIEF |
Fellows |
|
- Members of the Council of Censors
- Members of the Council of Assessors
|
FACULTY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP
(excluding National Faculty of GPs in Training) |
- Fellows
- Members
- Registrar Associates
|
|
- Fellows
- Members
- Registrar Associates
|
NATIONAL FACULTY OF GPs IN TRAINING |
- Registrar Associates
- Fellows*
|
- Fellows**
- Registrar Associates
|
- Fellows**
- Registrar Associates
|
*Only Fellows of not more than 5 years post-Fellowship qualification at the time of expiry of office can be nominated
** Only Fellows of less than 5 years post-Fellowship qualification can support nominations.