Inshore Council Elections Process 2025
January 8, 2025
INSHORE COUNCIL ELECTION 2025
The 2025 Inshore Council election process will take place in early 2025. Electronic voting will be used for this and all future Union elections.
The nomination period for 18 regional seats will open on January 10, 2025 for 16 days, closing on January 26, 2025. Candidates will be confirmed by the Elections Committee on Monday, January 27, and the voting period will open on February 3, 2025 for 30 days. Results will be announced on Thursday, March 6 – however, successful candidates are not installed into their positions until Fall 2025.
The nomination process and forms will be announced on social media, media, website, and emailed to all members with an email on file. Nomination forms will not be sent in the mail.
Per the FFAW-Unifor Constitution, the Inshore Council is composed as follows, with a total maximum of 35 members:
9 Executive Board Seats (Elected in 2024):
President (Dwan Street)
Secretary-Treasurer (Jason Spingle)
Vice-President, Inshore (Jason Sullivan)
Women’s Representative (Nancy Bowers)
Crew Representative (Lee Melindy)
Avalon (Alvin Petten)
South Coast (Kevin Hardy)
Northeast Coast (Eldred Woodford)
Northern Peninsula and Labrador (Christopher Genge)
18 Regional Seats:
- Pouch Cove to Point Lance
- St. Bride’s to Swift Current
- Monkstown to Garnish
- St. Bernards to McCullum
- Francois to Codroy
- Highlands to Cox’s Cove
- Trout River to Eddies Cove West
- Barr’d Harbour to Noddy Bay and L’Anse au Clair to Red Bay
- Quirpon to Englee
- Cape St John to North Head
- Jackson’s Arm to Cape St. John
- North Head to Port Albert, including New World Island & Twillingate Island
- Gander Bay to Cape Freels (including Fogo and Change Islands)
- Newtown to Elliston
- Little Catalina to Green’s Harbour
- Whiteway to Carbonear
- Harbour Grace to Portugal Cove North
- Henley Harbour to Cartwright
Minimum 4 Women
Minimum 4 Crew Members
Minimum 2 Young Harvesters: Age 35 or under at time of election
Maximum of 4 At-Large representatives
IMPORTANT: All those interested in seeking a Women’s, Crew, or Young Harvester seat must first nominate for the applicable regional seat.
Individuals may satisfy up to 3 of these requirements. Therefore, following the election of the 18 regional seats, nominations may not re-open for Women’s, Crew Members, Young Harvesters or At-Large positions.
As in previous elections, if your mailing address does not align with your fishing area, you may request to adjust your ballot accordingly before voting. Please contact the FFAW office for more information on this process.
Members in good standing can vote via email or telephone. Those with emails on file will receive their voting instructions and PIN via email, while those without emails on file will be sent their voting instructions and PIN via traditional mail to their mailing address. IMPORTANT: Spouses or family members cannot use the same email address. Each member must have a unique email address. As a result, some members in the same household may receive a voting package by mail while another may receive it by email.
FFAW is using Intelivote to administer the electronic voting process.
To ensure your email address and demographic information is current, please complete the survey at www.ffaw.ca/survey