Voting and results

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
  • Fellows
  • Members
  • Registrar Associates
CENSOR IN CHIEF Fellows
  • Fellows
  • Members
  • 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
  • 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.