North Melbourne members have narrowly voted against proposed changes to the club’s constitution at the annual general meeting on Thursday. 

Members were asked to vote on two changes – the first would have enabled the club to meet pre-requisite requirements to achieve B Corp certification. 

A second change included provisions for the club president to be eligible to be re-elected as a director for one additional term. 

Both proposed changes were presented as one resolution.

The member vote for the proposed changes was 73.5 per cent in favour of the changes, and 26.5 per cent against.

Club rules dictate that any change to the existing constitution requires 75 per cent support of members who vote on the change, whether by proxy or in person

“We’re disappointed the proposed changes weren’t passed,” president Dr Sonja Hood AM said. 

“Pleasingly, an overwhelming majority of the members who voted supported the proposed changes. 

“We respect the ultimate decision and we will take time to reflect on why we didn’t get the required votes. We’ll then consider our next steps on both proposals.”