Each nominee was proposed, seconded and (where necessary) discussed in the order in which his name appeared on the List of Nominations. Thereafter, voting on each of the nominees was undertaken simultaneously by secret ballot in each order of the members of the Synod, the lay members voting first. The results of the ballots were -
| For | Against | Informal | Total | ||
| Trevor William Edwards | |||||
| Lay | 214 | 228 | - | 442 | |
| Clergy | 104 | 150 | 1 | 255 | |
| Robert Charles Forsyth | |||||
| Lay | 280 | 160 | 2 | 442 | |
| Clergy | 144 | 109 | 1 | 254 | |
| Geoffrey Robert Huard | |||||
| Lay | 179 | 263 | - | 442 | |
| Clergy | 68 | 185 | 2 | 255 | |
| Peter Frederick Jensen | |||||
| Lay | 209 | 232 | 1 | 442 | |
| Clergy | 179 | 75 | 1 | 255 | |
| Reginald John Piper | |||||
| Lay | 211 | 231 | - | 442 | |
| Clergy | 95 | 159 | 1 | 255 | |
As a consequence of having obtained a majority of votes in one or both of each order of the members of the Synod the names of Robert Charles Forsyth and Peter Frederick Jensen were placed upon the Select List. After drawing lots, the President declared that the names had been placed upon the Select List in the following order -
Robert Charles Forsyth
Peter Frederick Jensen