Results
General Elections
Voting in the 2024 GSA General Election closed at 10:00 AM (MST) on Thursday, 29 February 2024. Accordingly, the deadline to lodge a complaint for the general election was 11:00 AM (MST) on 1 March 2024.
As outlined in GSA Bylaw and Policy, “the candidate(s) with the highest number(s) of votes will be successful, in accord with the number of positions available” (Section I.POL.12.5.b).
Voting in the 2024 GSA Re-Election for Vice President Student Life closed at 10:00 AM (MST) on Thursday, 21 March 2024. Similarly, for the re-election, the results become official once any complaints are resolved. The deadline to lodge a complaint for this re-election was 11:00 AM (MST) on 22 March 2024.
Following the release of the provisional results for the GSA VP External By-Election on Thursday, September 12th, 2024, no complaints have been lodged with the CRO or DRO (I.POL.11.3) in the past 24 hours.
As with all elections, the candidates with the highest number of votes in each race will be deemed successful, in accordance with the number of positions available.
2024 GSA General Election Official Results
GSA President
| Haseeb Arshad | 537 |
| None of the Candidates | 210 |
| Abstain | 112 |
GSA VP Academic
| Rija Kamran | 360 |
| Soumya Kula | 186 |
| None of the Candidates | 154 |
| Abstain | 99 |
GSA VP External
| Parman Mojir Shaibani | 188 |
| Ajibola Adigun (Jibs) | 160 |
| Sumaira Niazi | 100 |
| None of the Candidates | 14 |
GSA VP Student Services
| Saad Arslan Iqbal | 290 |
| Selina Fan | 200 |
| Viren Jithesh Dave | 140 |
| Jack Traver Namatsi | 42 |
| None of the Candidates | 102 |
| Abstain | 78 |
GSA VP Student Life
| Ajibola Adigun (Jibs) | 50 |
| Khaleeq Ahmed | 161 |
| Benjamin Kucher | 171 |
| None of the Candidates | 59 |
| Abstain | 2 |
GSA AVP Labour
| Muneeb Masood Raja | 249 |
| None of the Candidates | 62 |
| Abstain | 3 |
GSA Councillors-at-Large (9 positions)
| Arseniy Belosokhov | 423 |
| None of the Candidates | 264 |
| Abstain | 172 |
| Allyson Brinston | 434 |
| None of the Candidates | 263 |
| Abstain | 162 |
| Maggie DeCoste | 404 |
| None of the Candidates | 272 |
| Abstain | 183 |
| Andres Dorado | 437 |
| None of the Candidates | 270 |
| Abstain | 152 |
| Christine Hymanyk | 396 |
| None of the Candidates | 278 |
| Abstain | 185 |
| Destiny Otoadese | 419 |
| None of the Candidates | 262 |
| Abstain | 178 |
| Mohamed Sabek | 436 |
| None of the Candidates | 257 |
| Abstain | 166 |
| Abdul Hadi Syed | 441 |
| None of the Candidates | 251 |
| Abstain | 167 |
| Geroga Boffen Yordanov | 385 |
| None of the Candidates | 280 |
| Abstain | 194 |
Referenda Elections
2024 Campus Food Bank Referendum
Following the release of the provisional results in the 2024 Campus Food Bank Referendum on 29
February 2024, the Campus Food Bank Referendum has been approved.
| Yes | 436 |
| No | 207 |
| Abstain | 2 |
Result: The Campus Food Bank Referendum has been approved.
2024 Campus Food Bank Referendum Questions
Do you support an $8.00 fee per student per year to fund the Campus Food Bank
(CFB) subject to the preceding conditions?
- Both full-time and part-time students will be assessed $3 per Fall/Winter semesters and $1
per Spring/Summer semesters. Campus Saint Jean and off-campus graduate students will be
included in the fee assessment. - The fee will be adjusted annually, indexed to CPI, and will be taken to the graduate student
body for re-approval every five years. - This will be a non-opt-out fee.
2024 Indigenous Graduate Students’ Association (IGSA) Referendum
Following the release of the provisional results in the 2024 Indigenous Graduate Students’ Association (IGSA) Referendum on 29 February 2024, the Indigenous Graduate Students’ Association (IGSA) Referendum was approved.
| Yes | 330 |
| No | 304 |
| Abstain | 11 |
Result: The Indigenous Graduate Students’ Association (IGSA) Referendum has been approved.
Indigenous Graduate Students’ Association (IGSA) Referendum Questions
- The Dedicated Fee will be assessed from non-Indigenous full-time and part-time graduate
students, $1.50 will be collected per Fall/Winter semesters, $0.75 per Spring/Summer
semesters. Campus St. Jean and off-campus graduate students are subject to the fee. - There is no opt-out option for non-Indigenous students.
- The fee will increase annually to match CPI.
