2017 GSA General Election

2017 GSA General Election Official Results

GSA President Elected Candidate: Babak Soltannia

Babak Soltannia 662
None of the Candidates 95

GSA VP Academic Elected Candidate: Firouz Khodayari

Firouz Khodayari 636
None of the Candidates 105

GSA VP External Elected Candidate: Masoud Khademi

Anas Gagai 184
Masoud Khademi 528
None of the Candidates 53

GSA VP Labour Elected Candidate: Sasha van der Klein

Sasha van der Klein 628
None of the Candidates 97

GSA VP Student Services Elected Candidate: Chenyang Feng

Chenyang Feng 608
None of the Candidates 122

GSA Councillor-at-Large Elected Candidates: Abdullah Alzubaidi, Syed Hussain, Maryse Kiese, Kim Nguyen-Phuoc, Gabriel O. Ojakovo, Dasha Smirnow

Abdullah Alzubaidi 498
None of the Candidates 150
Syed Hussain 497
None of the Candidates 151
Maryse Kiese 509
None of the Candidates 137
Kim Nguyen-Phuoc 495
None of the Candidates 134
Gabriel O. Ojakovo 524
None of the Candidates 124
Dasha Smirnow 521
None of the Candidates 134

The total voter turnout was 9.7%, with:

  • Total Eligible to Vote: 8,319
  • Total Eligible Ballots Cast: 803

Thank you to all graduate students who voted in the 2017 GSA General Election.


2017 GSA General Election Provisional Results

As announced to all graduate students by the GSA Chief Returning Officer on March 2, 2017, the provisional results of the 2017 GSA General Election are as follows:

GSA President Elected Candidate: Babak Soltannia

GSA VP Academic Elected Candidate: Firouz Khodayari

GSA VP External Elected Candidate: Masoud Khademi

GSA VP Labour Elected Candidate: Sasha van der Klein

GSA VP Student Services Elected Candidate: Chenyang Feng

GSA Councillor-at-Large Elected Candidates: Abdullah Alzubaidi, Syed Hussain, Maryse Kiese, Kim Nguyen-Phuoc, Gabriel O. Ojakovo, Dasha Smirnow


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