Last year we nominated Jeremy Corbyn after a poll in which 143 members voted.
We attempted a similar rather low security poll last week, and it was hijacked after the password was leaked – and there were more votes than we have members.
We have now run the poll again, in a much more secure fashion, and we are confident that everyone who voted is a member of the Association, and that none have voted more than once. The voting records are with our auditors.
642 members were entitled to vote. 412 voted – 64% of those eligible.
Results:
Owen Smith: 209
Jeremy Corbyn: 174
Neither: 29
We have therefore submitted a supporting nomination for Owen Smith.