An election was held to appoint three registered Architects to the Architectural Practice Board of South Australia, in accordance with the Architectural Practice (Election) Regulations 2025.
Count Summary
The scrutiny and count were conducted on Thursday 6 November 2025.
| Enrolled electors | 1,173 |
|---|---|
| Envelopes returned | 238 (20.29% return rate) |
| Envelopes accepted | 236 |
| Envelopes rejected | 2 |
| Voter participation* | 20.12% of the total enrolment |
| Formal votes | 236 |
| Informal votes | 0 |
| Quota | 60 |
* Participation is calculated as the number of formal and informal votes counted as a percentage of the number enrolled
Results
| Candidate | First preference votes | Percent | Votes at Exclusion / Election | Elected or Excluded |
| LE VAR, Brendan | 18 | 7.63% | 18 | Excluded |
| WARD, Stephen | 92 | 38.98% | Quota | ELECTED 1 |
| FROST, Simon | 57 | 24.15% | Quota | ELECTED 2 |
| COULTAS, Kirstie Lorraine | 41 | 17.37% | 65 | ELECTED 3 |
| MASULLO, Thomas | 28 | 11.86% | 40 | |
| Total | 236 |
Outcome of the election
As Stephen WARD obtained 92 first preference votes, they were provisionally declared elected over quota first on Thursday 6 November 2025.
After the distribution of preferences, Simon FROST was provisionally declared elected second on Thursday 6 November 2025.
After the distribution of preferences, Kirstie Lorraine COULTAS was provisionally declared elected third on Thursday 6 November 2025.
To view the distribution of votes refer to the scrutiny sheet.