2011 General Election & Referenda Results

Legend

Plurality (most votes)
Withdrawn
Disqualified

Vote Count

Executive & At-Large Positions Turnout: 23.40%
President
Name Votes Percent
Parteek Mann 433 13.19%
Jeff McCann 1667 50.76%
Diego Reyeros 871 26.52%
Colin Sharp * n/a
Talan Suleyman 313 9.53%
Treasurer
Name Votes Percent
Parham Azizbaeigi 518 15.45%
June Kim 781 23.30%
Keenan Midgley 782 23.33%
Aboo Omar 521 15.54%
Peter Qumsieh 263 7.85%
Michael Wang 487 14.53%
External Relations Officer
Name Votes Percent
Estefania Duran 1010 34.21%
Brian Misera 723 24.49%
Kevin Zhang 1219 41.29%
Internal Relations Officer
Name Votes Percent
Jordan Kohn 1458 54.24%
Kimberly Yip 1230 45.76%
Member Services Officer
Name Votes Percent
Mehdi Manavipour * n/a
Chris Ng 1147 42.91%
Lorenz Yeung 1526 57.09%
University Relations Officer
Name Votes Percent
Marc Fontaine
YES 2549 86.97%
NO 382 13.03%
At-Large (2 positions)
Name Votes Percent
Joana Bettocchi-Barrow 755 15.70%
Adam Briglio 503 10.46%
Arry Dhillon 1315 27.35%
Danielle Hornstein 984 20.47%
Moe Kopahi 701 14.58%
Tony Lee 550 11.44%
 
Faculty Positions
Applied Sciences Turnout: 7.26%
Name Votes Percent
Lahz Dropsy Kikabou
YES 166 75.11%
NO 55 24.89%
Arts and Social Sciences Turnout: 6.72%
Name Votes Percent
Kyle Acierno 627 68.30%
Nicholas Wong 291 31.70%
Business Administration Turnout: 11.13%
Name Votes Percent
Hao Lin 188 43.62%
Razvan Lungu 81 18.79%
Joaquim Sanvictores 162 37.59%
Communication, Art and Technology Turnout: 8.08%
Name Votes Percent
Jay Chen 68 21.94%
Jenni Rempel 242 78.06%
Education Turnout: 2.96%
Name Votes Percent
Shiva Manavipour
YES 60 89.55%
NO 7 10.45%
Environment Turnout: 10.11%
Name Votes Percent
Maziar Kazemi
YES 138 93.88%
NO 9 6.12%
Health Sciences Turnout: 12.82%
Name Votes Percent
Keenan Federico 93 39.91%
Spencyre Hackett-Martin 140 60.09%
Science Turnout: 6.78%
Name Votes Percent
Tabrez Hussein 344 60.99%
Alastair Lindsay 220 39.01%
 
Referenda
Q1: U-Pass Continuation Turnout: 23.28%
Choice Votes Percent
YES 5462 96.43%
NO 202 3.57%
Q2: IRO Removal ** Turnout: 14.70%
Choice Votes Percent
YES 2593 72.49%
NO 984 27.51%
Q3: WUSC Fee Increase Turnout: 19.98%
Choice Votes Percent
YES 3401 69.98%
NO 1459 30.02%

* These candidates withdrew prior to voting period and were therefore not on the ballot.
** This By-Law amendment requires 75% in favour to pass.

All Candidate Debates

The IEC hosted three all candidate debates at the Burnaby and Surrey campuses. They are available for viewing at the following locations.

Burnaby: Executive

Attendance:
President: Jeff McCann, Diego Reyeros
Treasurer: June Kim, Keenan Midgley, Peter Qumsieh
ERO: Estefania Duran, Brian Misera, Kevin Zhang
IRO: Jordan Kohn
MSO: Lorenz Yeung
URO: Marc Fontaine

Burnaby: Faculty & At-Large

Attendance:
Arts: Nicholas Wong
Business Administration: Hao Lin, Razvan Lungu, Joaquim Sanvictores
Health Sciences: Keenan Federico
Science: Alastair Lindsay
At-Large: Arry Dhillon

Surrey: All Candidates

Attendance:
President: Diego Reyeros, Colin Sharp, Talan Suleyman
Treasurer: June Kim, Peter Qumsieh
ERO: Estefania Duran
IRO: Jordan Kohn
MSO: Lorenz Yeung
URO: Marc Fontaine
Applied Sciences: Lahz Dropsy Kikabou
Arts: Kyle Acierno
Business Administration: Razvan Lungu, Joaquim Sanvictores
Science: Tabrez Hussein
At-Large: Arry Dhillon, Danielle Hornstein

Burnaby: Referenda

Attendance: U-Pass, IRO, WUSC

Surrey: Referenda

Attendance: U-Pass, IRO, WUSC

Notice of Candidacy

The nomination period of the 2011 General Election has ended. Forty candidates have been nominated and will be running in this election.

Candidates will campaign until Monday, March 21st, and voting will take place on March 22, 23, and 24.

Click on a name to learn more about the candidate!

Executive Positions

President

  • Parteek Mann
  • Jeff McCann
  • Diego Reyeros
  • Colin Sharp
  • Talan Suleyman

Treasurer

  • Parham Azizbaeigi
  • June Kim
  • Keenan Midgley
  • Aboo Omar
  • Peter Qumsieh
  • Michael Wang

External Relations Officer

  • Estefania Duran
  • Brian Misera
  • Kevin Zhang

Internal Relations Officer

  • Jordan Kohn
  • Kimberly Yip

Member Services Officer

  • Mehdi Manavipour
  • Chris Ng
  • Lorenz Yeung

University Relations Officer

  • Marc Fontaine

Faculty Positions

Applied Sciences

  • Lahz Dropsy Kikabou

Arts and Social Sciences

  • Kyle Acierno
  • Nicholas Wong

Business Administration

  • Hao Lin
  • Razvan Lungu
  • Joaquim Sanvictores

Communication, Art and Technology

  • Jay Chen
  • Jenni Rempel

Education

  • Shiva Manavipour

Environment

  • Maziar Kazemi

Health Sciences

  • Keenan Federico
  • Spencyre Hackett-Martin

Science

  • Tabrez Hussein
  • Alastair Lindsay

At-Large Positions (2 positions)

  • Joana Bettocchi-Barrow
  • Adam Briglio
  • Arry Dhillon
  • Danielle Hornstein
  • Moe Kopahi
  • Tony Lee

If you have any questions or concerns, or believe that there is an error in this list, please contact the Chief Electoral Officer at ceo@sfss.ca or 778.230.8895.

Notice of Referenda

There will be three referendum questions on the ballot concurrent with the 2011 General Election. Referenda are resolutions put directly to the student body to give all SFSS members direct control over important decisions of the Society.

The questions are available on this page, and include:

  • U-Pass Continuation
  • Internal Relations Officer Removal
  • World University Service of Canada Fee Increase

One official “yes” campaign and one official “no” campaign will be authorized for each question. Applications must be received no later than March 15th at noon. Campaigns are recognized on a first-come first-serve basis, and should be registered as soon as possible to allow for maximum campaign time. The application form is available here.

All currently enrolled undergraduate students may vote in these referenda, which will take place on March 22nd to 24th.

Run for the SFSS!

The Simon Fraser Student Society is seeking candidates for all 16 Board of Directors positions to serve during the term of May 2011 to April 2012. All undergraduate students are eligible to run.

Becoming a Director is a great opportunity to earn money, gain leadership skills, and make an impact on the SFU student community.

  • Excellent networking, skill-building, and leadership opportunity
  • Apply your knowledge and skills to critical real-world projects
  • Executive directors earn up to $1,750/month (approx. 30hrs/week)
  • Faculty and At-Large directors earn up to $585/month (approx. 10hrs/week)

The Board of Directors

The SFSS Board of Director’s primary concerns are to organize and oversee services and advocate for SFU undergraduate students.

Executive Officers are largely responsible for directing day-to-day operations of the society and its staff, making informed business decisions and leading coordinated planning efforts. Executive Officers must work a minimum of 120 hours per month and may receive a stipend of up to $1,750 per month.

Faculty and At-Large directors tend to focus on supporting departmental events and advocacy of faculty-specific issues. They also balance executive input at standing committees of the SFSS. Faculty and At-Large directors must work at least 40 hours per month and may receive a stipend of $585 per month.

More Information…

To learn more about this opportunity and the elections process, please browse through the Information for Candidates and Candidate Handbook.

If you are interested in running, please complete a nomination form and submit it to the Independent Electoral Commission no later than March 7th at noon.

If you have any questions, please contact the Chief Electoral Officer at ceo@sfss.ca or 778.230.8895. You are also welcome to drop by the IEC office in Maggie Benston Centre, room 2240.