VUSAC Fall 2020 Elections 

Fall 2020 VUSAC Election: Open Positions

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Councillor

• 8 Councillors Total

• 3 reserved for first-year students

• 3 reserved for upper-year students

• Opportunity to work with different portfolios (Execs, Commissioners, Staff)

• Low time commitment

• Develop a great understanding about how Vic and VUSAC work!

International Councillor

• Must pay international student fees to be eligible to run

• Position overseen by the Vice President External

• Liaise with international student groups at Vic & U of T

• Put on events and initiatives for international students!

• The position's first year!

Equity Commissioner

• Work with the Equity Co-Chair to recruit and oversee the Equity Commission

• Put on events and initiatives for marginalized students on campus

• Advocate for marginalized students and systemic change at Vic

• Work to make VUSAC a more equitable body

Fall Elections Dates

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September 3rd, 2020

Nominations open 

September 18th, 2020

Nominations close at 12 PM

All-Candidates Meeting at 8 PM

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September 19th to 25th, 2020

Campaign period 

Town Hall (September 25th) 

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September 26th to 29th, 2020

Voting period

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September 30th to October 1st, 2020

Silent period 

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October 2nd, 2020

Election results posted​

If you have any questions or you're curious about VUSAC elections, please email Vibhuti at cro@vusac.ca! 

VUSAC Spring 2020 Elections 

Spring 2020 VUSAC Election Results

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President
Michelle Zhao: 290 votes (83.0%)
No: 43 votes (12.0%)
Spoiled: 18 votes (5.0%)

Vice-President Internal
Tran Thai: 187 votes (52.9%)
Spandan Sengupta: 97 votes (28.0%)
No: 53 votes (15.0%)
Spoiled: 14 votes (4.0%)

Vice-President External
Mehr Mukhtar: 261 votes (74.0%)
No: 69 votes (20.0%)
Spoiled: 21 votes (6.0%)

Vice-President Student Organizations
Jay Muoio: 259 votes (74.0%)
No: 67 votes (19.0%)
Spoiled: 25 votes (7.0%)

Academic Commissioner
Nerija Gray: 122 votes (35.0%)
Kate Haberl: 72 votes (21.0%)
No: 54 votes (15.0%)
Disha Bobby: 53 votes (15.0%)
Spoiled: 22 votes (6.0%)
Jiayi (Jessy) Zhu): 15 votes (4.0%)
Haseeb Chughtai: 13 votes (4.0%)

Arts & Culture Commissioner
Jenny Zhang: 151 votes (43.0%)
Holly Johnstone: 135 votes (38.0%)
No: 53 votes (15.0%)
Spoiled: 12 votes (3.0%)

Commuter Commissioner
Rheannon Demeter: 203 votes (58.0%)
No: 84 votes (24.0%)
Falak Asghar Navez: 44 votes (13.0%)
Spoiled: 20 votes (6.0%)

Equity Commissioner
No: 153 votes (44.0%)
Lulu Yousif Karra: 121 votes (34.0%)
Spoiled: 51 votes (15.0%)
Ralph Sayegh: 26 votes (7.0%)

Mental Wellness Commissioner
Dorian DiTommaso: 144 votes (41.0%)
Rachel Leggett: 125 votes (36.0%)
No: 61 votes (17.0%)
Spoiled: 21 votes (6.0%)
 

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Scarlet & Gold Commissioner
Fatima Rana: 111 votes (32.0%)
Songhee Back: 90 votes (26.0%)
Alice Xu: 82 votes (23.0%)
No: 57 votes (16.0%)
Spoiled: 11 votes (3.0%)

Sustainability Commissioner
Leila Tjiang: 163 votes (46.0%)
No: 82 votes (23.0%)
Jerico Raguinin: 77 votes (22.0%)
Spoiled: 19 votes (5.0%)
Shannon Vincent: 10 votes (3.0%)
 

UTSU Vic Directors (2)
Ava Harrington: 204 votes (40.0%)
Radhika Dhawan: 155 votes (30.0%)
No: 72 votes (14.0%)
William Dobias: 52 votes (10.0%)
Spoiled: 32 votes (6.0%)

Board of Regents (3)
Vibhuti Kacholia: 197 votes (26.0%)
Aminah Attar: 158 votes (21.0%)
Aloysius Wong: 151 votes (20.0%)
Michael Mejia: 123 votes (16.0%)
No: 45 votes (6.0%)
Disha Bobby: 43 votes (6.0%)
William Dobias: 38 votes (5.0%)
Spoiled: 11 votes (1.0%)

Victoria University Senate (2)
Aloysius Wong: 260 votes (52.9%)
William Dobias: 148 votes (30.0%)
No: 64 votes (13.0%)
Spoiled: 20 votes (4.0%)

Victoria College Council (10)
Aloysius Wong: 198 votes (11.0%)
Kate Haberl: 191 votes (11.0%)
Soo Yeon Lee: 189 votes (11.0%)
Nerija Gray: 185 votes (11.0%)
Catherine Yang: 174 votes (10.0%)
Ananta Ferryanto: 161 votes (9.0%)
Taylor Thiele: 160 votes (9.0%)
William Gotlib: 148 votes (9.0%)
Mehr Mukhtar: 104 votes (6.0%)
William Dobias: 99 votes (6.0%)
Rehan Setna: 53 votes (3.0%)
No: 45 votes (3.0%)
Spoiled: 17 votes (1.0%)

Spring Elections Dates

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February 14th, 2020

Nominations open 

March 6th, 2020

Nominations close at 5:30PM

All Candidates Meeting at 8PM

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March 7th to March 13th, 2020

Campaign period 

Town Hall (March 13th) 

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March 14th to 17th, 2020

Voting period

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March 18th (12AM) to 19th (11:59PM), 2020

Appeals period 

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March 20th, 2020

Election results posted​

General Elections Information

VUSAC Elections are run according to our Elections and Referenda Code, available above.

Elections at Victoria College are held biannually to fill positions on VUSAC, the Victoria College Council (VCC), the Victoria University Senate (VUS), and the Board of Regents. 

The following positions are elected in the Spring:

- President

- Vice-President External

- Vice-President Internal

- Vice-President Student Organizations

- Academic Commissioner

- Arts & Culture Commissioner

- Commuter Commissioner

- Equity Commissioner

- Mental Wellness Commissioner

- Scarlet & Gold Commissioner

- Sustainability Commissioner

- Victoria College Council members (10 positions)

- Victoria University Senate members (2 positions)

- Board of Regent members (3 positions)

The following positions are hired by selection committees at the end of the Spring semester:

- Finance Chair

- Chair

- Chief Returning Officer

- Communications Coordinator

- Office Manager

- Equity Co-Chair

- Commuter Co-Chair

- Sustainability Co-Chair

- Academic Co-Chair

The following positions are elected in the Fall, along with any outstanding positions from the Spring:

- 8 Councillors (3 positions reserved for first-years)

- 1 International Councillor

For more information on these positions, see our constitution and council policies on our documents page or contact Vibhuti, our Chief Returning Officer at cro@vusac.ca.