2026 National Committee and Youth Convenor Election

Background and rules

In accordance with the Australian Republic Movement constitution, elections for the National Committee are held every two years. The National Committee is composed of nationally elected directors, and the Convenors of each state and territory Branch Council who are elected every two years on alternating years.

This year, the election of ARM National Committee nationally elected directors and the National Youth Convenor is due. The National Committee has appointed Emeritus Professor John Warhurst AO as Returning Officer for this nomination and election process. Nominations closed on Tuesday 19 May 2026.

You can read the rules of the 2026 National Committee and Youth Convenor elections here.

Candidates

There have been 11 nominations for the six available positions on the ARM National Committee, and seven nominations for the position of ARM Youth Convenor.

Information provided by the candidates can be found here:

Candidates for ARM National Committee

Candidates for ARM Youth Convenor

Voting

Voting for the National Committee (to be elected by all eligible members) and the Youth Convenor (to be elected by eligible members aged 16-25), will be conducted by online ballot from 10am AEST Thursday 4 June 2026 until 4pm AEST Thursday 11 June 2026.

Voting procedures will be issued when ballots open.

If you have not received an email about voting and believe you should have, please contact membership@republic.org.au, noting that this email is monitored on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Criteria

ARM is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. The National Committee is ARM’s Board of Directors and as such Directors must be legally able to serve as company directors under the Corporations Act 2001 and once elected carry the fiduciary and legal duties of company directors. Those candidates seeking to nominate and serve on the National Committee must have a company directors identification number or be able to obtain one before they join. For more information, please visit https://www.abrs.gov.au/director-identification-number.

The company needs to be governed by a professional board to ensure its strategy, finances, risks and governance are accounted for and managed in accordance with best practices for not-for-profits. The Board needs people with a suitable mix of skills and experience. Members are asked to consider these points when applying and voting.

The National Committee welcomes candidates with governance, leadership, collaboration and diverse community engagement experience, an understanding of our contemporary policy and political environment, and a deep commitment to strengthening Australian democracy by securing the future Australian republic.