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Information for staff and students standing for election

Elected staff and student representatives are included in the University's major governing bodies (Council, Academic Senate and Faculty Boards).

The Student Representative Committee is the main student group at the University and is formed of a mixture of elected and appointed student positions.

Following the close of voting at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 28 October 2026, a vote count took place on the afternoon of Thursday 29 October 2026.The results of the election are on the homepage of the elections website.

Term of office 1 January to 31 December 2027.

UP TO FOUR (4) STUDENT DIRECTORS ON MACQUARIE STUDENT-LED ORGANISATION LTD BOARD

Nominations closed at 3.00pm on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

Candidates may wish to appoint a scrutineer for the ballot draw. Appointing a scrutineer is not compulsory. If you wish to appoint a scrutineer, please use the following form:

by 3.00pm Friday 13 November 2026. UPDATE 13/11/2026: Scrutineer forms will continue to be accepted up until 12.00pm Monday 16 November 2026, due to the global Microsoft outage.

If you have any general questions regarding the Macquarie Student-Led Organisation Board, please refer to the Candidate Information Pack or write to the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Dean of Students) at dos@mq.edu.au.