AMWU food and confectionary election result unclear

BY SUE BOLTON

The ballot for the position of national secretary of the Australian
Manufacturing Workers Union food and con- fectionary division has still
not been decided. The ballot closed on May 20 and counting was carried
out on May 21.

At the close of counting on May 21, militant Workers First candidate
Ray Campbell was trailing the incumbent Jenny Dowell by just 16 votes.
However, the election result has not been declared by the Australian Electoral
Commission because of a dispute between the AEC and AMWU national secretary
Doug Cameron over whether or not to count a parcel of votes from Western
Australia. There is no food and confectionary division in WA.

It is not known when the ballot will be declared, but, given the close
vote, an appeal is likely.

From Green Left Weekly, June 5, 2002.

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