2012 General Election & Referenda: Unofficial Results

2,296 votes cast for an 11% voter turn out.

These are the unofficial election results (elected candidates are in bold):

 

PRESIDENT
Lorenz Yeung (821)
Ashleigh Kolla (606)
Kayode Fatoba (266)

TREASURER
Michael McDonell (686)
Kevin Zhang (902)

MEMBER SERVICES OFFICER
Humza Khan (yes: 1096 – no: 307)

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS OFFICER
Jeff McCann (969)
Aleks Besan (591)

EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
Meaghan Wilson (603)
Nate Larsen (379)
Stephanie Boulding (360)
James Hankinson (166)

INTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
Craig Pavelich (yes: 1002 – no: 310)

MEMBER AT-LARGE
Arian Noei Aghaei (124)
Ashleigh Girodat (669)
Michael H. Hejazi (421)
Karanvir Singh Thiara (489)
Linda Chen (433)

ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES REPRESENTATIVE
Alia Ali (yes: 269 – no: 98)

APPLIED SCIENCES REPRESENTATIVE
Moe Kopahi (yes: 107 – no: 39)

BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE
Norah Xiao (yes: 70 – no: 71)
*this position will remain vacant

COMMUNICATION, ART & TECHNOLOGY REPRESENTATIVE
Sarah Veness (yes:  75 – no: 18)

EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE
Shideh Manavipour (yes:  25 – no: 3)

ENVIRONMENT REPRESENTATIVE
Monique Atusa Ataei (yes: 56 – no: 27)

HEALTH SCIENCES REPRESENTATIVE
Tracy Luong (yes:  67 – no: 9)

SCIENCE REPRESENTATIVE
Ciara Morgan-Feir (80)
Kevin So (41)
Alastair Lindsay (117)

FORUM REPRESENTATIVE: SOCIOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENT UNION
Lisa Busche (vote extended to Saturday, March 24 @ 3:30pm)

 

REFERENDUM 1 – SCHOOLS BUILDING SCHOOLS
Yes: 1407
No: 779

OPT-OUT
Yes: 1781
No: 373

REFERENDUM 2 – BY-LAW 17 -REFERENDA
Yes: 1364
No: 296
[By-Law changes require 75% - passes with 82%]

REFERENDUM 3 – SPACE EXPANSION FEE REALLOCATION
Yes:1202
No: 854

REFERENDUM 4 – BUILD SFU
Yes: 1193
No: 1003

Voting Is OPEN!

The SFSS Voting Period Is Now Open

Voting is now open for the 2012 Simon Fraser Student Society General Election and Referenda.

Sixteen Board of Directors positions will be elected:

  • 6 Executive Directors
  • 8 Faculty Representatives
  • 2 At-Large Representatives

Four Referendum Questions will be decided:

  • Question 1: Schools Building Schools
  • Question 2: By-Law 17 – Referenda Amendment
  • Question 3: Space Expansion Fund Reallocation
  • Question 4: Build SFU

One Forum Representative may be elected:

  • Sociology and Anthropology Student Union

Candidate & Referenda Information

A number of resources are available on the SFSS Elections website to help you make an informed decision:

Eligible Voters

All registered undergraduate students may vote for Executive Directors, At-Large Representatives, and Referendum Questions.

Each student may also vote for their Faculty Representative.

You are recognized as a member of a faculty if:

  • You are registered in at least one course in the faculty this semester; OR
  • You have declared a Major, Minor, or Honours in the faculty and are registered in at least one course at SFU this semester.

This means that you may be able to vote for more than one faculty representative.

If you are a registered major or minor or are taking a course in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology you may also vote for the Sociology and Anthropology Student Union Forum Representative position.

Vote Online Now

Please click on the following links to access the ballots. You will need to log in with your SFU Computing ID and password.

Referendum Questions, Executive Directors and At-Large Representatives
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/106801009

President
Treasurer
External Relations Officer
Internal Relations Officer
Member Services Officer
University Relations Officer
At-Large Representatives (2 positions)

Question 1: Schools Building Schools
Question 2: By-Law 17 – Referenda Amendment
Question 3: Space Expansion Fund Reallocation
Question 4: Build SFU

Faculty of Applied Sciences Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107179584

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107148058

Faculty of Business Administration Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107188571

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107195232

Faculty of Education Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107205568

Faculty of Environment Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107216586

Faculty of Health Sciences Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107221011

Faculty of Science Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107231045

Sociology and Anthropology Forum Representative:
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107158762

Voting will remain open until 11:59pm on Thursday, March 22nd.

Unofficial results will be posted at http://elections.sfss.ca/ on Friday, March 23rd.

All-Candidate Debates

Debates will be taking place next week! This is a great way to find out more about the candidates and referenda campaigns and to ask questions. The debates will also be posted online for your viewing if you cannot attend in person.

MONDAY, MARCH 12th 12:30-3:30
Burnaby, MBC Atrium Cafeteria

TUESDAY, MARCH 13th 11:30-2:30
Surrey, Mezzanine