Elections
2017 General Election Results
March 8th & 9th, 2017
Presidential Election
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
| Simon Gordon | 331 | 349 | 410 | ||
| Xiang Lin | 76 | ||||
| Ossama Nasrallah | 667 | 672 | 722 | 862 | 1255 |
| Kazi Rahman | 390 | 391 | 430 | 554 | |
| Matt Smith | 232 | 237 |
Ossama Nasrallah wins.
Board of Directors Election
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
| Mitch Archibald | 228 | 236 | 238 | 255 | 277 | 319 | 343 |
| Mohammad Ashiq | 133 | 134 | 140 | 142 | 149 | 151 | |
| Ollando Brown | 116 | 118 | 126 | 133 | 162 | 172 | 191 |
| Valerie Caswell | 181 | 184 | 188 | 197 | 207 | 242 | 256 |
| Alyssa Frampton | 110 | 119 | 122 | 133 | 144 | ||
| Omar Hany | 267 | 270 | 281 | 292 | 304 | 321 | 344 |
| Rafee Hossain | 119 | 123 | 126 | 131 | |||
| Drew Jardine | 42 | 43 | |||||
| Yuri Kumar | 69 | 69 | 70 | ||||
| Jie (Vicky) Li | 191 | 193 | 202 | 206 | 209 | 219 | 229 |
| Nikhil Sharma | 31 | ||||||
| Neil Van Horne | 84 | 84 | 84 | 88 |
Filling 5 New Spots:
1. Mitch Archibald
2. Ollando Brown
3. Valerie Caswell
4. Omar Hany
5. Jie (Vicky) Li
Referendum
| Referendum | Yes | No | Spoiled |
| 746 | 890 | 24 |
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact the Chief Returning Officer, Lindsay Vanderwater, at [email protected]
Videos:
Presidential Debate:
Board of Directors Forum (Part 1):
Board of Directors Forum (Part 2):
2016 General Election Results
February 24th and 25th, 2016
Referendum Questions
The following are the election results from the referendum questions:
1 in 5 Canadians suffer from mental illness. Would you be willing to pay $2 per year to support mental wellbeing on campus? (Requires two-thirds vote to pass) (%’s)
Yes: 69.8%
No: 30.2%
Referendum Passes
The SMU Women’s Centre is a student-run organization that offers a safe space on campus for students of all genders, crisis referrals, advocacy, support, Free condoms, pads/tampons, lube, Coffee, and tea. Their events focus on education, community and supporting the local charities. Currently you are paying a yearly levy of 2$, do you support the continuation of this fee to allow the Women centre’s services to remain available to students? (Requires 50%+1 vote to pass)
Yes: 71.6%
No: 28.4%%
Referendum Passes
Do you support a one-time fee of $2 per student to help sponsor a refugee family to come to Saint Mary’s University? (Requires two-thirds vote to pass) (%’s)
Yes: 74%
No: 26%
Referendum Passes
Enactus Saint Mary’s is a student run not for-profit organization that uses entrepreneurial action to impact communities through several student run projects. These projects range from providing support to refugees, working with women in prisons, and arranging the distribution of feminine hygiene products to women in Kenya. Enactus Saint Mary’s is open to all students across campus. Do you support Enactus Saint Mary’s in receiving an annual levy of $2, simply one cup of coffee a year, to sustain the growth of these projects? (Requires two-thirds vote to pass) (%’s)
Yes: 60.4%
No: 39.6%
Referendum Does Not Pass
SMUSA believes in equity and inclusion of all students. Do you support amending the constitution to include only gender-neutral language? (Requires two-thirds vote to pass) (%’s)
Yes: 65.7%
No: 34.3%
Referendum Does Not Pass
Students currently support The SMU Journal, the only student-run publication on campus since 1935. Each student pays $2 annually to cover the paper’s operating expenses. Do you support the continuation of this levy and the continued independence of The SMU Journal? (Requires 50%+1 vote to pass) (%’s)
Yes: 50.5%
No: 49.5%
Referendum Passes
Presidential Election
|
PRESIDENT |
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
Round 6 |
| Byrne, Scott | 22 | |||||
| MacDonald, Erika | 96 | 106 | 121 | |||
| Nasrallah, Ossama | 441 | 442 | 454 | 482 | 585 | |
| Nicholson, Shawn | 75 | 79 | ||||
| Rahman, Kazi | 498 | 449 | 508 | 524 | 591 | 888 |
| Robert, Collette | 210 | 211 | 227 | 269 | ||
| Spoiled | 16 |
Kazi Rahman wins!
Board of Directors Election
|
BOARD |
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 |
Round 10 |
| Batra, Bharath | 45 | 46 | ||||||||
| Bhaskar, Deeksha | 124 | 132 | 151 | 157 | 165 | 170 | 178 | 180 | 191 | 200 |
| Brown, Ollando | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 90 | 97 | 103 | 107 | 113 | |
| Dhubow, Zahra | 77 | 78 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 91 | 95 | 101 | ||
| D’Souza, Kimerline | 76 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | ||||
| Garwe, Lindsay | 92 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 107 | 110 | 117 | 118 | 128 | 154 |
| Hossain, Rafee | 51 | 52 | 52 | |||||||
| Khandokar, Maksud | 60 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 66 | |||||
| Lin, Xiang | 52 | 52 | 54 | 55 | ||||||
| Oshobu, Oyindamola | 182 | 182 | 183 | 185 | 186 | 196 | 206 | 209 | 215 | 242 |
| Raeburn, Jane | 107 | 108 | 110 | 112 | 112 | 118 | 123 | 126 | 139 | 145 |
| Rahman, Ashquir | 73 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 88 | 88 | |||
| Shams, Talha | 189 | 192 | 195 | 196 | 196 | 197 | 204 | 244 | 256 | 261 |
| Singh, Tavali | 29 | |||||||||
| Spoiled | 64 |
Filling 5 New Spots:
1. Deeska Bhaskar
2. Lindsay Garwe
3. Oyindamola Oshobu
4. Jane Raeburn
5. Talha Shams
2015 General Election Results
March 3-4, 2015
Referendum Questions
The following issues will go to a referendum in the upcoming election:
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SMU students currently subscribe to the Metro Transit U-Pass program, which provides affordable access to Metro Transit bus and ferry services. Do you support the continuation of this annual fee of $150.25 for full-time students to access Metro Transit bus and ferry services valid from September through April? (Requires 50%+1 vote to pass)
Yes: 85.8%
No: 13.1%
Spoiled: 1.1%
Referendum Passes
- SMU students currently do not have access to a Metro Transit U-Pass program that runs throughout the summer semester. Do you support the implementation of a new fee of $75.00 for students enrolled in three-credit-hours over the summer to access Metro Transit bus and ferry services valid from May through August? (Requires two-thirds vote to pass)
Yes: 81.0%
No: 17.4%
Spoiled: 1.6%
Referendum Passes
- SMU students currently help sponsor a refugee each year to move to Canada and earn a degree at Saint Mary’s through an annual fee of $2 (full-time students) or $1 (part-time students). Do you support an increase of 25 cents to help this levy meet the growing costs of the World University Service of Canada program? (Requires two-thirds vote to pass)
Yes: 77.6%
No: 20.5%
Spoiled: 1.9%
Referendum Passes
- SMU students currently do not have adequate access to resources intended to support internationalization and the idea of global citizenship. Do you support the creation of a Global Initiative Fund to finance educational and culturally based events, programming and travel through an annual fee of $2 (full-time students) or $1 (part-time students)? (Requires two-thirds vote to pass)
Yes: 71.8%
No: 28.2%
Referendum Passes
Presidential Election
| CANDIDATES |
Round 1 | Round 2 |
| Amali Armony | 453 | 548 |
| Preston Matthews | 361 | 479 |
| Ossama Nasrallah | 354 |
Amali Armony wins with 37.9% of all votes.
Board of Directors Election
| CANDIDATES | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| Jermaine Addo | 94 | 104 | |
| Homood Alanazi | 176 | 178 | 197 |
| Ben Gaunce | 135 | 140 | 148 |
| Erika MacDonald | 89 | ||
| Mohammed Madokh | 137 | 140 | 144 |
| Kirsten Paula | 128 | 155 | 164 |
| Landry Rakotondrafara | 104 | 108 | 148 |
| Bryan Rice | 162 | 185 | 193 |
| BALLOTS SPOILED | 83 | – | – |
| TOTAL | 1025 | 1010 | 994 |
New Board Members: