Voting for the BUSAC and Senate October by-elections closed Oct. 30 and the final results were released Thursday evening. After a week of campaigning and three days of voting, 6,856 students chose to cast a vote (including abstentions). The following seven candidates were elected into their positions:
Senate (1 year term)
Antonio Sergi – 1031 votes
Carlin Jessop – 986 votes
Senate (2 year term)
Spencer Dawson – 1224 votes
Jeremy Steinhausen – 871 votes
Sam Piccolo – 836 votes
Faculty of Social Sciences
Monique Blake – 145 votes
Goodman School of Business
Deeksha Sharma – 187 votes
Prior to voting days, Sergi and Faculty of Social Sciences candidate Jad Nasser were both given a sanction notice by Chief Returning Officer Jimmy Norman on account of a pre-campaigning infractions. Both candidates breached Bylaw 650, resulting in a cease of all social media and online campaigning for 48 hours following the sanction receipt.
With the addition of the voting kiosks this year, students were also able to vote on-campus at one of the voting stations that were staffed by BUSU Advocacy volunteers and BUSAC members. Voting was also available online via students’ emails.
Congratulations to all successful candidates; the student body is looking forward to the work that you’re putting in to ensure that their voices and their concerns are taken care of.