The CPBS AGM is Scheduled for 29th May 2026
In advance of the AGM, the CPBS Council Elections 2026 will take place.
To be eligible to stand for election to the CPBS Council:
The candidate will have attained the age of eighteen years on or before the date of their signing their declaration of becoming a candidate for the forthcoming election to Council and who is a fully paid-up member of the Society before the 1st March shall be eligible to stand for election to the Council in that calendar year always providing that they act in compliance with Article 7 (Connemara Pony Breeders' Society - Articles of Association (cpbs.ie) and Article 15 (iii) below:
Article 15 (iii) No person, including Officers, shall be allowed to be a member of the Council for more than six consecutive years, after which he/she shall step down from the Council for a minimum period of one year.
Please note that all members of the Society shall inform the Secretary in writing of their normal place of residence and shall be deemed to live in that Province of Ireland unless and until the Secretary is informed otherwise in writing, and any change of residence must be received by the Secretary at least sixty days prior to any General Meeting of the Society; a member who fails to comply with this Article 15 (iv) (a) shall forfeit the right to vote and/or to stand for election.
A candidate seeking election to the Council must be nominated by four members of the Society from the Province in which the candidate normally resides, and he/she shall sign a nomination form undertaking to abide by any rules, regulations and byelaws as may be laid down by the Council from time to time.
The closing date for nominations is 27th March 2026.
There shall be included with each nomination a declaration, signed by the candidate, of his or her willingness to be elected a Council Member of the Society and his or her agreement to comply with the codes and bye laws of the Society.
If the number of nominations exceeds the number of seats available, the election will be by postal ballot.
Ballot papers will be posted to eligible members the week ending the 22nd April 2026, and the closing date for returning the Ballot paper will be Thursday, the 14th May 2026.
The election count will be held on (*TBC by CPBS Council*).
Candidates are welcome to attend the count centre.
The seats available for each Province are as follows:
Connacht (12): There are SIX seats available.
• Seat C2 - (2-year term) Casual Vacancy
• Seat C8 - (1-year term) Casual Vacancy
• Seats C9 to C12 - (3-year term) x4.
Munster (3): There are THREE seats available.
• Seat M1 - (2-year term) Casual Vacancy
• Seat M2 - (1-year term) Casual Vacancy
• Seat M3 - (3-year term).
Leinster (3): There are THREE seats available.
• Seat L1 - (2-year term) Casual Vacancy
• Seat L2 - (1-year term) Casual Vacancy
• Seat L3 - (3-year term).
Ulster (2): There are TWO seats available.
• Seat U1 - (2-year term)
• Seat U2 - (2-year term).
Download 2026 CPBS Nomination Forms Election AGM