Electing members to Macquarie's governance bodies
The Macquarie University Council, Academic Senate, and Faculty Boards are key decision-makers in the operation of the University. Each includes elected members chosen by the University community in accordance with set procedures.
The University Council and Academic Senate of Macquarie University include a number of positions elected by and from the staff and students of the University. Faculty Boards also include elected staff and student positions, and the main student body — the Student Representative Committee — is formed of a mixture of elected and appointed student positions.
Each body has specific requirements related to its membership. For example, Council includes two positions for academic staff, one for professional staff and one for students. Academic Senate has a much larger number of academic staff and student positions which are targeted to specific groups — such as Faculty or student enrolment type (postgraduate coursework, international, and so on).
When an election is called the notice of election and related nomination form will provide full details on who is eligible to stand for election and who is eligible to vote, and will refer to the relevant legislation or policy.
Elections and results
A notice of election has been issued on 19 March 2025 for the following election:
Term of Office - 2 years: 01/06/2025 - 31/05/2027
- one (1) student member of University Council
By the close of nominations at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025, the Deputy Returning Officer had received the following valid nominations:
Candidate: |
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Pedro Roh |
Iyas Bhuiyan |
Cristian Pividori |
Lachlan Reiss-Wears |
Tamhid Rahman |
Lydia Piper |
Lilly Leaver |
Dev Lokwani |
Declaration of results - Ballot to be conducted
As the number of nominations received is greater than the number of persons to be elected for the position, an online election will be conducted in accordance with Schedule 1 of the Macquarie University By-law 2005. The ballot draw was conducted by the Deputy Returning Officer on Wednesday 9 April 2025, and the candidate names are displayed above in the order they were drawn.
Voting Arrangements
- Voting will be conducted by an anonymous online ballot hosted by a third party poll provider that is accessed using a unique and secure link emailed to all eligible students
- Candidates on the ballot form will be presented in the order in which names are drawn by lot by the Deputy Returning Officer.
- Voters are to mark their vote on the voting form by inserting the number “1” opposite the name of the candidate to whom the voter wishes to give their first preference.
- If the voter wishes to show their order of preference for any or all of the remaining candidates, the voter may do so by inserting the numbers “2”, “3”, “4” and so on, as the case requires, opposite the names of any of the remaining candidates so as to indicate by numerical sequence the order of their preference for the candidates. The results are determined in accordance with the procedures set out in the Proportional Representation Manual: Rules for Conducting Elections by the Quota-Preferential Method.
All students of the University eligible to vote in the election will be sent a secure link to vote when the ballot opens at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 30 April 2025.
All votes must be received by the Deputy Returning Officer by 3.00 pm on Wednesday 14 May 2025.
If you have any questions about the voting process, please contact Governance and Compliance Services by emailing election@mq.edu.au
Academic Senate elections are held in accordance with the Academic Senate Rules.
For general information on Academic Senate and membership, please see the Academic Senate website.
A notice of election has been issued on 19 March 2025 for the following election:
Term of Office - 2 years: 01/06/2025 until 31/05/2027
Faculty of Arts Faculty Board
- one (1) Academic Staff Member – School of Humanities
- one (1) Academic Staff Member – School of Communication, Society and Culture
- one (1) Academic Staff Member – School of International Studies
- one (1) Academic Staff Member – Macquarie School of Education
- one (1) Academic Staff Member – Macquarie Law School
At the close of nominations on Wednesday 2 April 2025 at 3.00 pm, the following nominations were received:
one (1) Academic Staff Member – School of Humanities |
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Associate Professor Mianna Lotz |
Professor Michelle Arrow |
one (1) Academic Staff Member – School of Communication, Society and Culture |
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Dr Stefan Solomon |
one (1) Academic Staff Member – School of International Studies |
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No nominations received |
one (1) Academic Staff Member – Macquarie School of Education |
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No nominations received |
one (1) Academic Staff Member – Macquarie Law School |
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Associate Professor Shireen Morris |
The number of nominations do not exceed the number of positions vacant for the following and the Deputy Returning Officer declared the following persons elected unopposed:
- Dr Stefan Solomon as the Academic Staff Member from the School of Communication, Society and Culture on the Faculty of Arts Faculty Board; and
- Associate Professor Shireen Morris as the Academic Staff Member from the Macquarie Law School on the Faculty of Arts Faculty Board.
The following positions without nominations will be filled using an appropriate process to fill these in accordance with the Faculty Board Terms of Reference.
- one (1) Academic Staff Member – School of International Studies
- one (1) Academic Staff Member – Macquarie School of Education
As the number of nominations received exceeds the number of vacant positions, an online election will be conducted in accordance with Section 4 of the Faculty Rules for the following:
- one (1) Academic Staff Member from the School of Humanities on the Faculty of Arts Faculty Board.
The ballot draw was conducted by the Deputy Returning Officer on Wednesday 9 April 2025, and the candidate names are displayed above in the order they were drawn.
Voting Arrangements
- Voting will be conducted by an anonymous online ballot hosted by a third party poll provider that is accessed using a unique and secure link emailed to all eligible staff
- Candidates on the ballot form will be presented in the order in which names are drawn by lot by the Deputy Returning Officer.
- Voters are to mark their vote on the voting form by inserting the number “1” opposite the name of the candidate to whom the voter wishes to give their first preference.
- If the voter wishes to show their order of preference for any or all of the remaining candidates, the voter may do so by inserting the numbers “2”, “3”, “4” and so on, as the case requires, opposite the names of any of the remaining candidates so as to indicate by numerical sequence the order of their preference for the candidates. The results are determined in accordance with the procedures set out in the Proportional Representation Manual: Rules for Conducting Elections by the Quota-Preferential Method.
All academic staff of the University eligible to vote in the election will be sent a secure link to vote when the ballot opens at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 30 April 2025.
All votes must be received by the Deputy Returning Officer by 3.00 pm on Wednesday 14 May 2025.
If you have any questions about the voting process, please contact Governance and Compliance Services by emailing election@mq.edu.au
SRC elections are held in accordance with the SRC Terms of Reference
For general information on the SRC and membership, please see the SRC website.