Regional Elections
Procedures and Timelines of Election Process:
NSTU Operational Procedure 8 – Election Procedures sub-section B outlines the voting procedures for Regional Provincial Executive Members as:
I. Notice of Pending Election
- Notice of all pending Regional Provincial Executive elections shall be posted on the NSTU website and advertised in an issue of The Teacher at least thirty (30) days prior to the closing of nominations. (for Spring 2022 this means Monday, January 24, 2022)
- Notice of a pending Regional Provincial Executive election shall be sent to NSTU leaders (Local President(s), RRC Chair (if applicable), and Provincial Executive Member(s)) from within the boundaries of the region as defined in NSTU By-Laws Article III – The Provincial Executive at least thirty (30) days prior to the closing of nominations. (for Spring 2022 this means Monday, January 24, 2022)
- Notice shall include the process for nominations.
II. Nominations
- Nominations for the office of Regional Provincial Executive shall be submitted on the official Nomination Form.
- The official Nomination Form may be found on the NSTU website.
- Individuals may nominate themselves.
- A candidate’s Nomination Form must be completed and returned to the Executive Director or designate no later than 4:00 p.m. on the last Friday of February (the closing of nominations). (for Spring 2022 this means Friday, February 25, 2022)
- In the event that no nominations are received in a given region, the close of nominations shall be extended by two (2) weeks, and notice shall be sent to NSTU leaders from within the boundaries of the region. (for Spring 2022 this means Friday, March 11, 2022)
III. Voting Day
- The voting day shall be the third Wednesday in April. (for Spring 2022 this means Wednesday, April 20, 2022)
Regional Elections to be Held April 2022:
Regions Holding Elections |
Number of Members to be Elected |
Annapolis/Hants West/Kings |
1 Member |
Antigonish/Guysborough |
1 Member |
Cape Breton Industrial |
1 Member |
Colchester/East Hants |
1 Member |
Conseil syndical acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse (CSANE) |
1 Member |
Dartmouth |
1 Member |
Digby/Shelburne/Yarmouth |
1 Member |
Halifax City |
1 Member |
Halifax County |
1 Member |
Inverness/Richmond |
1 Member |
Lunenburg County/Queens |
1 Member |
Nominations:
The official Nomination Form is submitted online at: https://nstu.ca/the-nstu/communications/online-forms/provincial-executive-nomination-form. Confirmation of receipt of the Nomination Form will be emailed to the Candidate upon submission. Candidates will be contacted soon after the close of nominations regarding election procedures.
Contact Person:
For further information regarding the 2022 Regional Provincial Executive Elections, contact Louis Robitaille Executive Staff Officer Research, Governance, and Policy at lrobitaille@staff.nstu.ca or 1-800-565-6788 (local 902-477-5621).
Election of NSTU Provincial Executive Members - Spring 2022
Region |
To be Elected |
Member to Remain |
Term to Expire |
Elected or Acclaimed |
Annapolis-Hants West-Kings (2) |
1 Member |
Jo-Leigh MacPhee |
Natalie MacIsaac |
Natalie MacIsaac |
Antigonish-Guysborough (1) |
1 Member |
N/A |
Deena Jewers |
Deena Jewers |
APSEA (1) |
No Election |
Mary Currie |
|
N/A |
Cape Breton District (2) |
1 Member | Peter Day (Elected 2021 - 1st term) |
Yolanda Aubrecht |
Crystal Sampson |
Colchester-East Hants (1) |
1 Member |
N/A |
Shannon Roy |
Taunya Pynn Crowe |
Cumberland (1) |
No Election |
Sharon Midwinter |
|
N/A |
CSANE (2) |
1 Member |
Georgette Samson |
Line Murphy |
Line Murphy |
Dartmouth (1) |
1 Member |
N/A |
Mike Jamieson |
Jeff Morse |
Digby-Shelburne-Yarmouth (2) |
1 Member |
Russell Comeau |
Colleen Scott |
John MacKinnon |
Halifax City (2) |
1 Member |
Angela Gillis |
Richard MacLean |
Ryan Lutes |
Halifax County (2) |
1 Member |
Duncan Cameron |
Meg Ferguson |
Meg Ferguson |
Inverness-Richmond (1) |
1 Member |
N/A |
Philip Samson |
Phillip Sampson |
Lunenburg County-Queens (1) |
1 Member |
N/A |
Byron Butt |
Sarah Tutty |
Northside-Victoria (1) |
No Election |
Kathy Evans |
|
N/A |
Pictou (1) |
No Election |
Myla Borden |
|
N/A |
Click here to download the Notice of Elections - Spring 2022