The electronic ballot for the 2022 Council Elections of the Royal Society of NSW closed at noon on Tuesday, 5 April 2021. There were 222 ballots submitted by 670 eligible voters, representing an overall return of 33.1%.

The outcome of the election is as follows.

For the election of four (4) Council members

There were 840 votes tallied with 12 abstentions from the 222 ballots received.

Councillors, in alphabetical order, elected for a two-year term are:

• Professor Sean Brawley FRSN with 149 votes
• Professor Philip Gale FRSN with 179 votes
• Ms Pamela Griffith FRSN with 193 votes
• Emeritus Professor Robert Marks FRSN with 185 votes

 

The newly elected Council members shall remain in office for two years from just after the Annual General Meeting on 6 April 2022 until the Annual General Meeting in April 2024.

The Hon. John Dowd AO QC FRSN
Returning Officer, Royal Society of NSW