Elections - Edith Cowan University Student Guild

The ECU Student Guild is the primary representative student organisation at ECU. It is run by students, for the benefit of students enrolled at ECU. The Guild organises events and activities, provides support services and assistance as well as many other benefits for its members. Student representatives are elected as members of the Guild Senate, which is the Guild’s governing body.

Positions open

The ECU Student Guild is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the following Senate positions:

International Officer (Read the duty statement here.)
Environmental Officer (Read the duty statement here.)
Sports Officer (Read the duty statement here.)
Equity Officer (Read the duty statement here.)
South West Officer (Read the duty statement here.)
First Nations Officer (Read the duty statement here.)

Further information including pay available on Position Snapshots below.

If you’re interested in working to improve the ECU experience for all students, please leave your details at Senator Positions EOI 2026

📅 Apply by: Tuesday 3 February 2026

Nominations Information

The ECU Student Guild Senate General Elections are held annually to give students the opportunity to choose their representatives on the Guild Senate—the Guild’s governing body. Nominations are open to eligible Guild members, and once the nomination period closes, all ECU students can vote to elect their representatives. The full election schedule, candidate requirements, policies, guidelines, and reference documents are available below to ensure transparency and fairness throughout the process.

Candidate Qualifications

In accordance with the Guild Constitution, nominations may be accepted from students who:
1. are a Guild Member at the opening of nominations*
2. attend an ECU campus in the State of Western Australia at the opening of nominations; and
3. will be eighteen years of age or older as at the date of being elected as a Senator.
*If you are not sure of your Guild membership status and you wish to nominate, you can revisit your service questions in SIMO at any time to make sure that the box next to the option of cancelling your Guild membership is unchecked.

Candidate Disqualifications

A candidate will be ineligible for election to the Senate:
1) If their enrolment status is red or purple at the opening of nomination (11 September 2025);
2) Is a full time, part time or casual Guild Employee or a full time or part time employee of the University at the opening of nominations;
3) Is a former Senator who, at any time in the three (3) years prior to the opening of nominations, was removed from office under the discipline process or had their position declared vacant in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution or the Statute;
4) Is a person disqualified from managing a corporation under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), or is disqualified from being a responsible person of a charity by the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission within the twelve (12) months prior to the opening of nominations;
5) Is certified mentally unfit; or
6) Is disqualified due to any Act, statute, regulation, rule or by-law in force in the State of Western Australia over the Guild;
7) A Candidate for President must not have held the office of President respectively in the previous two consecutive years or part thereof.

Position Snapshots

Full position descriptions can be found below.

Duty Statements (Position Descriptions)

Click on the position below to read the full position descriptions:

Departmental Policies

Election Reference Documents

It is important you read and understand the election reference materials.