The results for the 2023 LIEC elections were announced at the Annual General Meeting on 30 April, when the new officers took over their roles:

• Chair, Vice-Chair, Vice-Chair / Membership, Secretary, Treasurer, Policy Officer, Disability Officer, LGBT+ Officer, Youth Officer, Trade Union Liaison Officer, Political Education Officer, Communications and Social Media Officer

Consult the Contacts page for emails and further details.

The following positions are currently vacant:

• Women’s Officer
• BAME Officer
• 3 Regional Officers; Europe, Middle East and Africa; The Americas; Asia-Pacific)
• Data Protection Officer (non-voting)

The vacant positions may be filled in due course, with a view to gender parity.

The full LIEC Elections Guide, with details of officer roles is available in pdf format. This page offers a summary of the process below.

The elections held in early 2023 followed this schedule:

• Nominations for officer positions: 17th February – 13th March.
• Balloting: 20th March – 10th April.
• Returning officer meeting to take place in the week of 11th – 14th April.
• Results announced at the LI General Committee meeting (or as soon as possible): 15th April.
• 2 weeks allowed for new officers to liaise with incumbents and prepare for handover.
• The new committee takes up posts at the LI AGM: 30th April

About LIEC elections

• Elections are held every two years in odd-numbered years. Newly elected officers take up their positions at the next AGM. By-elections can also be held if vacancies occur during a term of office.
• Elections are held online, one member one vote (OMOV) using the Alternative Transferrable Vote (ATV) system. Postal votes are sent to members without email addresses.
• All eligible LI members are notified of the election process, and given information about nominating candidates and procedures.
• Candidates can be nominated for the following officer roles in LIEC elections. Each position is linked to a detailed job description in PDF format.
• A candidate can be nominated by two individual members of LI or by one branch.
• These positions are not remunerated.

Voting officers

• Chair*
• Vice-chair
• Secretary
• Treasurer*
• Vice-chair Membership
• Policy and Campaigns Officer
• BAME Officer
• LGBT+ Officer
• Women’s Officer
• Disabilities and Carers Officer
• Youth Officer
• Trade Union Liaison Officer
• Political Education Officer
• Communications and Social Media Officer

Co-opted voting officers

(subject to confirmation of a rule change passed at the AGM of 30 April 2023)

• 3 Regional Officers: The Americas; Africa, Europe and the Middle East; Asia-Pacific

Co-opted non-voting officer

• Data Protection Officer

*All positions are open to job-sharing by two members, except for Chair and Treasurer.

Eligibility

• Any member of Labour International who has been a Labour Party member for at least 12 months on the closing date of nominations is eligible to be nominated as a candidate.
• Youth Officer candidates must be aged under 27 on the closing date of nominations.
• Candidates for BAME, Women’s, LGBT+ and Disabilities and Carers’ Officers must identify as a member of the group they seek to represent.
• A candidate for a regional coordinator position should belong to a branch in that region.

Gender parity

At least 3 of the first 6 positions on the above list of voting officers shall be occupied by women, and at least half of the total voting positions. A woman job-sharing counts as half a position for this calculation. If the winners of the ballot do not include the minimum number of women required, other women candidates may be promoted to achieve parity.