UWSA Elections

The UWSA 22-23 General Elections Voting is officially completed!

Congratulations to all the winners! Here are the unofficial UWSA General Election results*. *Results are unofficial till ratified by the Board of Directors:

Turnout: 1542 (16.8%) of 9205 electors voted in this ballot.

President

Option Votes
Tomiris Kaliyeva 486 (34.7%)
Kiratveer (Kirt) Hayer 450 (32.1%)
Parul Chauhan 301 (21.5%)
Zekaria Salahadin 124 (8.9%)
Quinton Vander Aa 39 (2.8%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 142 (9.2%)

Vice President Student Affairs

Option Votes
Christine Quiah 594 (43.6%)
Patrick Trudeau 405 (29.7%)
Manav Narang 205 (15.0%)
Anjali Soni 159 (11.7%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 179 (11.6%)

Accessibility Director – Patel Devanshi Alpeshkumar

Option Votes
YES 918 (89.3%)
NO 110 (10.7%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 514 (33.3%)

Arts Director – Ethan Redekop

Option Votes
YES 899 (91.4%)
NO 85 (8.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 558 (36.2%)

Business and Economics Director – Sahil Lekhi

Option Votes
Yes 851 (88.9%)
No 106 (11.1%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 585 (37.9%)

Community Liaison Director – Shanza Waheed Khan

Option Votes
Yes 763 (87.4%)
No 110 (12.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 669 (43.4%)

Education Director

Option Votes
Sarah Anderson 814 (86.0%)
Evan Gordon 132 (14.0%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 596 (38.7%)

Emerging Leader Director

Option Votes
Karamjeet Singh 646 (75.4%)
Gabriel Louer 118 (13.8%)
Clay Mykietowich 93 (10.9%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 685 (44.4%)

Graduate Students Director – Dhruv Gupta

Option Votes
Yes 761 (87.9%)
No 105 (12.1%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 676 (43.8%)

International Students’ Director – Ishita Wadhwa & Ravpreet Singh Saluja

Option Votes
Yes 821 (88.4%)
No 108 (11.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 613 (39.8%)

2SLGBTQ* Students’ Director – Brie Villeneuve

Option Votes
YES 748 (84.0%)
NO 143 (16.0%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 651 (42.2%)

Part-Time/Mature Students’ Director – Walter Dyck

Option Votes
Yes 727 (89.4%)
No 86 (10.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 729 (47.3%)

Professional, Applied, and Continuing Education (PACE) Students’ Director

Option Votes
Sanchit Shangari 408 (50.4%)
J Krish 402 (49.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 732 (47.5%)

Racialized Students’ Director – Oyin Akinboye

Option Votes
Yes 838 (92.7%)
No 66 (7.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 638 (41.4%)

Recreation and Athletics Director

Option Votes
Eniola Soetan 449 (48.5%)
Afrasiyaab Khan 220 (23.8%)
Mubarak Owolabi 153 (16.5%)
Vandan Khunt 104 (11.2%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 616 (39.9%)

Science Director – Vrutti Gabani

Option Votes
Yes 793 (91.3%)
No 76 (8.7%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 673 (43.6%)

Student Living Director – Anshul Pathania

Option Votes
Yes 696 (87.0%)
No 104 (13.0%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 742 (48.1%)

UWSA Regent – Karaninder Singh Delow

Option Votes
YES 782 (89.2%)
NO 95 (10.8%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 665 (43.1%)

UWSA Senator

Option Votes
Rahul Kanwal Brar 547 (52.2%)
Nick Wasyliw 501 (47.8%)
VOTER SUMMARY
Total 1542
Abstain 623 (40.4%)

Key Dates:

UWSA elections, as per Section 5 of our By-laws, run on a six-week cycle. 

Nomination Period:  Monday, February 6 – Thursday, February 16 by 6PM
All Candidates Training and Campaign Preparation Week: Tuesday, February 21 – Friday, March 3
Mandatory Photo Days (all candidates must book a 15-minute session):  Tuesday, February 21 – Thursday, February 23, from 10AM to 4PM
Mandatory Election Training Day (all candidates MUST attend):  Sunday, February 26, from 9AM to 5PM
Campaign Week:  Monday, March 6 – Wednesday, March 15
Voting:  Monday, March 13 – Wednesday, March 15 by 6PM

Nomination forms (Nominations are now closed)

Candidate Guide

Voter’s Guide

Read all the bios of each candidate and learn about how voting works! Download the voter’s guide here: GE Election_Voters Guide 2023_Online

Governing documents 

In accordance with the By-law 5 – Elections and Referenda, the 2023 UWSA General Election will be held online and in-person with virtual and in-person balloting and campaigning.

Candidates can review Election By-Laws in Sections 4 and 5 of the UWSA By-Laws. 

Appeals and Complaints 

The Chief Elections Commissioner and General Manager are responsible for ensuring a fair and unbiased election and managing all complaints, disputes, and violations of the By-Laws. Any member of the association can file a complaint against a campaign. 

Complaints about nominations and polling may be reported to the Acting General Manager at t.hanan@theuwsa.ca. Conduct complaints, including disputes between election campaign participants, may be reported to the Acting General Manager. Complaints regarding the conduct of the CEC or the Acting General Manager may be reported directly to the chair of the EAB at chair@theuwsa.ca. 

The Election Accountability Board (EAB) comprises the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Chair of the Board of Directors, and one additional member as selected by the COO. The EAB acts on behalf of the UWSA membership to support the Election Staff in managing a fair and transparent election and referenda process.

Please review the approved Election Reform changes here: UWSA Election Reforms Package January 2023

Election Staff Contacts

Thomas Hanan
Acting General Manager
Email: t.hanan@theuwsa.ca

Khushneet Kaur
Chief Elections Commissioner (CEC)
Email: cec@theuwsa.ca

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