Voting for contested positions will open on Monday 14 November 2022, and will close at 5pm AEDT on Monday 12 December.
Members will receive their ballots in the mail, and will be required to send the ballot papers back in a Postage Paid envelope to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).
Tram and Bus Division members will vote in attendance ballots on 16-17 November in Victoria, and on 17 November in other branches.
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has provided the RTBU with candidate statements from members nominating for elected positions which we have uploaded in the links below
Please note that some candidates may have withdrawn their nominations after this information was collected by the AEC.
There are no contested positions for the SA/NT Branch. Statements for candidates contesting NSW Branch positions have been published in the Branch member magazine and have not been reproduced here.
Candidate statements for National positions
Candidate statements for Victoria Branch positions
Candidate statements for Queensland positions
Candidate statements for Western Australian positions
Candidate statements for Tasmania Branch positions
ELECTION RESULTS
The following members were elected to the RTBU National Executive:
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National President |
Victor Moore |
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National Secretary |
Mark Diamond |
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Assistant National Secretary |
Shayne Kummerfeld |
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National Vice President (Women) |
Leanne Holmes |
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National Vice President (Rail) |
James Styles |
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National Vice President (Road) |
William Lekkas |
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Assistant National Secretary (Locomotive Division) |
Keith McMahon |
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Assistant National Secretary (Rail Operations Division) |
Darren Galea |
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Assistant National Secretary (Administrative, Supervisory, Technical & Professional Division) |
Noel Morris |
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Assistant National Secretary (Infrastructure Division) |
Trent Howard |
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Assistant National Secretary (Fleet Manufacture, Overhaul, Maintenance & Service Division |
Greg Tatnell |
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Assistant National Secretary (Tram & Bus) |
Phil Altieri |
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NSW Branch Secretary |
Alex Claassens |
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Victoria Branch Secretary |
Vik Sharma |
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Queensland Branch Secretary |
Peter Allen |
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Western Australian Branch Secretary |
Joshua Dekuyer |
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SA/NT Branch Secretary |
Darren Phillips |
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Tasmania Branch Secretary |
Ric Bean |
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Branch Delegate to National Executive (NSW) |
Craig Turner |
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Branch Delegate to National Executive (NSW) |
Farren Campbell |
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Branch Delegate to National Executive (NSW |
David Babineau |
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Branch Delegate to National Executive (Vic) |
Diego Esqueria |
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Branch Delegate to National Executive (Vic) |
Cathy Birch |
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Branch Delegate to National Executive (Qld) |
Carla Jones |
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Branch Delegate to National Executive (Qld) |
TBC - recall election to be held |
AEC DECLARATIONS
AEC Declarations of contested and uncontested national and branch positions can be accessed here.
Additional AEC declarations:
Uncontested positions - Tasmania Branch
Members can request a copy of the AEC's post election report from the RTBU National Office ([email protected]) or from the AEC.
RECALL ELECTIONS
Insufficient nominations were received for the following 4 national positions:
SA/NT Rail Operations Division
- National Divisional Delegate from Branch to National Council (1)
WA Infrastructure Division
National Divisional Delegate from Branch to National Council (1)
QLD Branch
- Branch Delegates to National Executive (1)
VIC Locomotive Division
- National Divisional Delegates from Branch to National Council (1)
Under the RTBU Rules will now proceed to a recall election. Nominations open on 27 January 2023.
For a copy of the election notice and nomination forms click on the links below: