RACP 2025 Elections
2025 Board and College Body Elections – Provisional Results
The 2025 RACP Board and College Body Elections began on 30 January, and voting was open from 28 March to 29 April. The provisional results will be announced on 6 May 2025, with notifications sent to new directors and College Body members.
CorpVote conducted the voting process for the Board and College Body positions. Below are the results for each ballot received via post or online:
Elected Board position
Board – Member Director
Candidate
|
For
|
Elected (Yes/No)
|
|
Professor Nicholas Buckmaster
|
422
|
Yes
|
| Professor Tissa Wijeratne |
351 |
|
| Professor Jeanette Ward |
394 |
|
| Dr Simone Barry |
356 |
|
Elected College Body positions
Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine Committee – President-elect
Candidate
|
For
|
Elected (Yes/No)
|
| Dr Jonathan Brett |
17
|
Yes |
| Dr Wole Akosile |
13 |
|
| Dr James Finn |
7 |
|
Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine Committee – Committee representative (2 positions)
Candidate
|
For
|
Elected (Yes/No)
|
| Dr Ben Gunawan |
54
|
Yes |
| Dr Chi Li
|
59 |
Yes |
| Dr Nicola Morgan |
36 |
|
Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine Committee – Fellow
Candidate
|
For
|
Elected (Yes/No)
|
| Dr Yen Li Lim |
20
|
Yes |
| Dr Fraser Drummond |
8 |
|
Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine Committee –Trainee representative
Candidate
|
For
|
Elected (Yes/No)
|
| Dr Peta Gardam |
0 |
|
| Dr Ethan MacMinn |
3
|
Yes |
NSW/ACT Committee – Adult Medicine Division representative
Candidate
|
For
|
Elected (Yes/No)
|
| Dr Clinton Colaco |
258
|
Yes |
| Dr Conner Blackmore |
163 |
|
WA Committee – Paediatrics & Child Health Division representative or Adult Medicine Division representative (3 positions)
Candidate
|
Yes
|
Elected (Yes/No)
|
| Dr Amit Saha |
60
|
Yes |
| Dr Andrew Savery |
72 |
Yes |
| Dr Timothy Loy |
54 |
|
| Dr Holly Hester |
67 |
Yes |
A notification will be provided to each candidate advising them of the provisional results. Terms for successful candidates will start at the end of the Annual General Meeting on Friday, 30 May 2025.
Elected College Body positions
Since fewer nominations were received than there were vacancies, the following nominees have been automatically elected to the position listed below
Division, Faculty, Chapter, Region
|
Position
|
Nominee
|
| Adult Medicine Division Council |
President-elect |
Dr Anthony Deacon |
| Adult Medicine Division Council |
Australian Representative |
Dr Clinton Colaco |
| Paediatrics & Child Health Division Council |
President-elect |
Dr Paul Hotton |
| Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Council |
President-elect |
Dr Kalesh Seevnarain |
| Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine |
President-elect |
Dr Anu Anuradha |
| Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine Committee |
Aotearoa New Zealand Branch Lead Convenor |
Dr Vicki Macfarlane |
| Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine Committee |
Trainee representative |
Dr Douglas Brown |
| Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine Committee |
Policy & Advocacy Lead |
Dr Timothy Bromley |
| SA Committee |
Paediatrics & Child Health Division representative |
Dr Benjamine Saxon |
All remaining vacancies not filled via the election process will be advertised as casual vacancies as set out in the Governance of College Bodies By-law.
We'll communicate the results to all members and publish them on our website.
Election timeline
Event
|
Date for Board vacancies
|
Date for College Body vacancies
|
| President introduce the May 2025 Elections |
Friday, 13 December 2024
|
Friday, 13 December 2024
|
Formally announce elections and call for nominations
Provide access to the election materials via the RACP website |
Thursday, 30 January 2025 |
Thursday, 30 January 2025 |
| Nominations close |
Monday, 10 March 2025 |
Friday, 28 February 2025 |
| Declaration of nominees for all relevant positions and arrange election for all positions with more than one nominee. |
Thursday, 13 March 2025 |
Thursday, 13 March 2025 |
| Last day for withdrawal of nomination |
Thursday, 27 March 2025 |
Thursday, 27 March 2025 |
| Open online voting |
Friday, 28 March 2025 |
Friday, 28 March 2025 |
| Voting closes |
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
*(Easter 18 to 21 April 2025) |
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
*(Easter 18 to 21 April 2025) |
Announce provisional results and notify new Directors (term starts at end of AGM)
|
Tuesday, 6 May 2025 |
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
|
| Declare election results for all positions at the AGM |
Friday, 30 May 2025 |
Friday, 30 May 2025 |
Guidance notes
These guidance notes are provided to assist members nominating for election, to understand the requirements for Directors of the College and to provide appropriate information covering their expertise and potential contribution to the College’s future.
Collective Board expertise
RACP Strategic Plan 2022-2026
Board and governance
College structure
Recommended resources
These resources are applicable to the roles and responsibilities of the RACP Board Directors and are recommended reading for members interested in nominating for the RACP Board in this election:
Governance for Good: The ACNC’s guide for Charity Board Members | Australian Charities and Non-for-profit Commission
The Not-for-profit Governance Principles | Australian Institute of Company Directors
Help and support
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