2015 GSA General Election
Following the release of the provisional results on March 5, 2015, on March 6, 2015, the GSA CRO officially announced the GSA Directly-Elected Officers for 2015-2016:
GSA President: Colin More
GSA VP Academic: Harsh Thaker
GSA VP External: Alphonse Ndem Ahola
GSA VP Labour: Sarah Ficko
GSA VP Student Services: Alireza Talaei
The following individuals have been elected in the GSA General Election 2015 to serve as GSA Councillors-at-Large for 2015-2016:
Pooran Appadu
Simarjit (Monty) S. Bal
Susan Cake
Hannah Madsen
The total voter turnout was 5.83%, with:
Total Eligible to Vote: 6,925
Total Eligible Ballots Cast: 404
Thank you to all graduate students who participated in and voted in the GSA General Election 2015.
Voting closed at 10:00 AM (MST) on March 5, 2015. The GSA Chief Returning Officer announced the provisional results of the GSA General Election 2015 at 1:45 PM on March 5, 2015. Please note that in accord with GSA Elections Policy Sections 10.7 and 11.1, results become official when any complaints are resolved; there have been no complaints to date.
Please note that "Individuals have twenty-four (24) hours after the release of provisional results to lodge a complaint with the CRO about an alleged breach of GSA Bylaw or Policy." (GSA Policy, Section 10.7)
The provisional results of the GSA General Election 2015 are as follows:
GSA President Elected Candidate: Colin More
Colin More | 302 |
None of the Above | 56 |
GSA VP Academic Elected Candidate: Harsh Thaker
Round 1 | Round 2 | |
Harsh Thaker | 237 | 242 |
Patrick Tomcyzk | 93 | 99 |
None of the Above | 36 | - |
GSA VP External Elected Candidate: Alphonse Ndem Ahola
Alphonse Ndem Ahola | 303 |
None of the Above | 21 |
GSA VP Labour Elected Candidate: Sarah Ficko
Sarah Ficko | 311 |
None of the Above | 46 |
GSA VP Student Services Elected Candidate: Alireza Talaei
Alireza Talaei | 328 |
None of the Above | 46 |
GSA Councillor-at-Large Elected Candidates: Pooran Appadu, Simrajit (Monty) S. Bal, Susan Cake, and Hannah Madsen
Pooran Appadu | 96 |
Simarjit (Monty) S. Bal | 53 |
Susan Cake | 47 |
Hannah Madsen | 47 |
None of the Above | 27 |
Brent Kelly | 24 |
Carlos Venegas | 21 |
Grant Norman | 13 |
Sarang Gumfekar | 10 |
Jude Dzevela Kong | 8 |
Please note: "… in the case where None of the Above has received more votes than other candidates, ... only those candidates receiving more votes than None of the Above shall be considered the successful candidates. "
(GSA Policy, Elections, Section 10.6).
If you have any questions, please contact the GSA Chief Returning Officer at: gsa.elections@ualberta.ca