You've pretty much got it in a nutshell.
The last time that was tried was in the Inc days where a much lower number of votes was required.
The debate on what to do and how to do it, who should repace......etc was conducted on this site, in public over months.
When the meeting arrived, the strongest agitators for change apparently remained silent and tried to get someone to move the motion for them. The motion was defeated by a very handy bagfull of Proxy votes which had been sought from all over Australia, thanks to the open discussions on social media.
So probably going to e repeated if the 1000 people are canvassed on this site.
If you have management experience/experience managing a big Association/know how to use the Constitution and know how to work quietly behind the scenes, that's one pathway.
The real question is why are the 9000 others, not saying anything?