Spring 2023 Elections
President
Michael Elsaesser: 269 votes (32.37%)
- Disqualified
Shane Joy: 261 votes (31.41%)
Spoiled: 168 votes (20.22%)
Jackson Leslie: 133 votes (16.00%)
- Withdrawn
Vice-President Internal
Lara Athena Reyes: 604 votes (72.68%)
Spoiled: 230 votes (27.32%)
Vice-President External
Cam Miranda-Radbord: 321 votes (38.63%)
Rebecca Muscant: 265 votes (31.89%)
Spoiled: 248 votes (29.84%)
Vice-President Student Organizations
Muskaan Aggarwal: 318 votes (38.27%)
Glen Hung: 255 votes (30.69%)
Spoiled: 131 votes (15.76%)
Zach Groves: 130 votes (15.64%)
Academic Commissioner
Medha Barath: 448 votes (53.91%)
Spoiled: 291 votes (35.02%)
Dhir Shah: 147 votes (17.69%)
Arts & Culture Commissioner
Kate Mochina: 321 votes (38.63%)
Ruven Samaraweera: 269 votes (32.37%)
Spoiled: 244 votes (29.36%)
Commuter Commissioner
Juhyung Yun: 296 votes (35.62%)
Spoiled: 245 votes (29.48%)
Aiko Hashimoto Reis: 208 votes (25.03%)
Jacob Stoutchinine: 85 votes (10.23%)
- Disqualified
Equity Commissioner
Diana Vink: 599 votes (72.08%)
Spoiled: 235 votes (28.28%)
Mental Wellness Commissioner
Charlie Sun: 245 votes (29.48%)
Teresa Kristina Wijaya: 203 votes (24.43%)
Spoiled: 199 votes (23.95%)
Aimee Surendra: 187 votes (22.50%)
Scarlet & Gold Commissioner
Krystyn Kalloo: 298 votes (35.86%)
Carolyn Gao: 287 votes (34.54%)
Spoiled: 249 votes (29.96%)
Sustainability Commissioner
Atlas Changulani: 326 votes (39.23%)
Amanda Meng: 282 votes (33.94%)
Spoiled: 226 votes (27.20%)
Victoria College Council
Amanda Meng: 459 votes (55.23%)
Rebecca Muscant: 431 votes (51.87%)
Medha Barath: 419 votes (50.42%)
Ariza Hossain: 400 votes (48.13%)
Cam Miranda-Radbord: 391 votes (47.05%)
Dhir Shah: 367 votes (44.16%)
Krishna Kumar: 350 votes (42.12%)
Carter Ponce: 349 votes (42.00%)
Zach Groves: 300 votes (36.10%)
Spoiled: 771 votes
Board of Regents (1-year)
Boomba Nishikawa: 263 votes (31.65%)
Tariq Harney: 256 votes (30.81%)
Callan Murphy: 246 votes (29.60%)
Cam Miranda-Radbord: 217 votes (26.11%)
David Zhang: 213 votes (25.63%)
- Withdrawn
Spoiled: 209 votes
Shiven Shrivastava: 199 votes (23.95%)
Zach Groves: 145 votes (17.45%)
Board of Regents (2-year)
Amy Mann: 333 votes (40.07%)
Spoiled: 297 votes (35.74%)
Rebecca Muscant: 204 votes (24.55%)
Victoria University Senate
Juhyung Yun: 453 votes (54.51%)
Dhir Shah: 272 votes (32.73%)
Spoiled: 248 votes
Zach Groves: 237 votes (28.52%)
Referenda: VicPride
Increasing Annual Levy Fee
Yes: 435 votes
No: 195 votes
Spoiled: 154 votes
Spring Elections Dates
March 1st, 2023
Nominations open
March 16th, 2023
Nominations close at 4:59 PM
All-Candidates Meeting
March 16th to March 28th, 2022
Campaign period
Town Hall (March 22nd)
March 24th to 28th, 2022
Voting period
March 28th to March 30th, 2022
Appeals / Silent Period
March 31st, 2022
Election results posted
Fall 2022 Elections
Fall 2022 VUSAC Election Results
Vice-President Student Organizations
Michael Elsaesser: 319 votes (66.0%)
Callan Murphy: 109 votes (22.6%)
Ilhyana Keskas: 55 votes (11.4%)
Spoiled: 57 votes (10.6%)
Academic Commissioner
Dhir Shah: 453 votes (83.9%)
Spoiled: 87 votes (16.1%)
Councillors
Zoe Lazaris: 317 votes (12.1%)
Tariq Harney: 298 votes (11.4%)
Luca Carnegie: 284 votes (10.9%)
Carolyn Gao: 266 votes (10.2%)
Caitriona Federico: 261 votes (10.0%)
Juhyung Yun 261 votes (10.0%)
Kate Mochina: 245 votes (9.4%)
Medha Barath: 234 votes (9.0%)
Ruven Samaraweera: 234 votes (9.0%)
Anasofia Florez: 133 votes (5.1%)
Charlotte Gilhuly: 81 votes (3.1%)
Spoiled: 40 votes
International Councillor
Charlie Sun: 274 votes (57.4%)
Kashvi Gupta: 203 votes (42.6%)
Spoiled: 63 votes (11.7%)
Board of Regents (3)
Zoe Lazaris: 271 votes (56.0%)
Tariq Harneyl: 153 votes (31.6%)
Callan Murphy: 60 votes (12.4%)
Spoiled: 56 votes
Victoria College Council (3)
Shane Joy: 382 votes (40.5%)
Anasofia Florez: 288 votes (30.5%)
Dhir Shah: 273 votes (29.0%)
Spoiled: 54 votes
Fall Elections Dates
February 3rd, 2022
Nominations open
September 17th, 2022
Nominations close at 12:00 PM
All-Candidates Meeting at 8:00-9:30 PM
September 17th to September 24th, 2022
Campaign period
Town Hall (September 24th) at 6:00 PM
September 25th to 28th, 2022
Voting period
September 29th to September 30th, 2022
Appeals / Silent Period
September 30th, 2022
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:
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President
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Vice-President External
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Vice-President Internal
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Vice-President Student Organizations
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Academic Commissioner
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Arts & Culture Commissioner
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Commuter Commissioner
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Equity Commissioner
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Mental Wellness Commissioner
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Scarlet & Gold Commissioner
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Sustainability Commissioner
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Victoria College Council Representatives (10 positions)
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Victoria University Senate Members (2 positions)
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Board of Regents Representatives (3 positions)
The following positions are hired by selection committees at the end of the Spring semester:
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Chair
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Finance Chair
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Communications Coordinator
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Office Manager
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Chief Returning Officer
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Academic Co-Chair
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Commuter Co-Chair
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Equity Co-Chair
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Mental Wellness Co-Chair
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Sustainability Co-Chair
The following positions are elected in the Fall, along with any outstanding positions from the Spring:
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8 Councillors (3 reserved for first-years, 3 for upper years)
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1 International Councillor
For more information on these positions, see our Constitution and Council Policies on our Documents Page or contact our Chief Returning Officer at cro@vusac.ca.