2016 GSA General Election

2016 GSA General Election Official Results

The provisional results of the GSA General Election 2016 were released on February 25, 2016. On February 26, 2016, the GSA CRO officially announced the GSA Directly-Elected Officers for 2016-2017:

GSA President Elected Candidate: Sarah Ficko

Sarah Ficko 511
None of the Candidates 82

GSA VP Academic Elected Candidate: Firouz Khodayari

Firouz Khodayari 529
None of the Candidates 76

GSA VP External Elected Candidate: Masoud Khademi

Masoud Khademi 345
Alphonse Ndem Ahola 245
None of the Candidates 49

GSA VP Labour Elected Candidate: Sasha van der Klein

Sasha van der Klein 492
None of the Candidates 76

GSA VP Student Services Elected Candidate: Alireza Talaei

Pooran Appadu 213
Alireza Talaei 379
None of the Candidates 51

GSA Councillor-at-Large Elected Candidates: Dasha Smirnow, Robert Reklow, Ned Onwugbufor, Phil Oel, Nicole Noel, Colin More, Alicia Cappello, Michelle Campbell, Monty Bal

Dasha Smirnow 428
None of the Candidates 102
Robert Reklow 410
None of the Candidates 101
Ned Onwugbufor 381
None of the Candidates 130
Phil Oel 369
None of the Candidates 136
Nicole Noel 385
None of the Candidates 123
Colin More 397
None of the Candidates 109
Alicia Cappello 403
None of the Candidates 103
Michelle Campbell 420
None of the Candidates 92
Monty Bal 387
None of the Candidates 126

The total voter turnout was 10.18%, with:

  • Total Eligible to Vote: 6,886
  • Total Eligible Ballots Cast: 701

Thank you to all graduate students who voted in the 2016 GSA General Election.


If you have any questions, please contact the GSA Chief Returning Officer at: gsa.elections@ualberta.ca