UTGSU general elections
official Election Results
The official results of the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (UTGSU) 2024 General Elections & Referenda can be found below. You may also find the SimplyVoting Certified Report at the link below. The results are unofficial until ratified by the UTGSU Board of Directors.
President
- Mohammadamir Ghasemian Moghaddam – 806 (ELECTED)
- Kathy Haddadkar – 298
- Paul Douglas II – 144
Vice-President Academic 1&2
- Ameer Ali – 558 (Elected)
- Henry Ssali – 465
Vice-President Academic 3&4 (Yes/No)
- Julian Nickel
- Agree – 1088 (Elected)
- Disagree – 57
Vice-President External (Yes/No)
- Jady Liang
- Agree – 1124 (Elected)
- Disagree – 41
Vice-President Finance (Yes/No)
- Farshad Murtada
- Agree – 1064 (Elected)
- Disagree – 75
Vice-President Internal (Yes/No)
- Friedemann Krannich
- Agree – 1053 (Elected)
- Disagree – 83
Division I (Yes/No)
- Kanika Lawton
- Agree – 133 (Elected)
- Disagree – 8
Click here to read the Candidate Statements for Division I Directors
Division II (Yes/No)
- Abdul Hamed Shekib Mohamed
- Agree – 353 (Elected)
- Disagree – 44
- Willis Opondo
- Agree – 362 (Elected)
- Disagree – 33
- Hai Tran
- Agree – 368 (Elected)
- Disagree – 30
Division III (Pick up to Seven)
- Grisha Taroyan – 183 (Elected)
- Joscelyn van der Veen – 181 (Elected)
- Petra Duff – 174 (Elected)
- Amir Hossein Mohammad Zadeh – 169 (Elected)
- Griffin Schwartz – 161 (Elected)
- Dominic Shillingford – 148 (Elected)
- Fateme Eskandary – 145 (Elected)
- Shivam Chadha – 101
- David Gurov – 76
- Priya Jadav – 73
- Srinidhi Suresh – 62
- Lingaraj Gurusamy – 51
- Muthi Ram Kumar Avichi – 48
- Sarfraz Sikkandar – 48
- Utkarsh Chadha – 39
Division IV (Yes/No)
- Siti Hazirah Binte Mohamad
- Agree – 332 (Elected)
- Disagree – 94
UTM
No candidates for this position.
UTSC
No candidates for this position.
elections timeline
Nomination Period Opens: Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 9:00AM
Nomination Period Closes: Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 11:59PM
Campaigning Period Begins: Monday, March 18, 2024 at 9:00AM
Campaigning Period Ends: Friday, March 29, 2024 at 11:59PM
Voting Opens: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 9:00AM
Voting Closes: Friday, March 29, 2024 at 11:59PM
All times regarding the UTGSU elections on this page and other UTGSU web pages are in Eastern Standard Time (EST). Dates and times are subject to change before Thursday, February 22, 2024.
Elections Procedures
The UTGSU Election Rules can be found in the UTGSU Policy Handbook.
Candidate Resources
Elections & Referenda Complaints
The Elections & Referenda complaint procedure can generally be found in G2.7: Violation of Rules. All election & referenda complaints must first be submitted to the Chief Returning Officer. A google form has been set up to submit all complaints.
Google Form: https://forms.gle/M8S8b9ZiZY8E2PfT9
Election complaints should be submitted in a timely manner to ensure that possible election violations are addressed promptly. Election complaints should be submitted with as much detail as possible including names and groups involved, dates and times, locations and possible links to more information. Election complaints should also aim to reference the bylaw, policy or procedure infractions and provide as much evidence as possible. Additional documents can be sent to cro@utgsu.ca after completing the google form.
The CRO will make a ruling as soon as possible, and may choose to further investigate or request information if required. CRO rulings will be posted on the UTGSU website, however frivolous complaints may not be posted.
Election Rulings
Last updated: Friday, April 5, 2024
Contact
Chief Returning Officer (Devonnia Miller) – cro@utgsu.ca
HOW TO RUN IN THIS ELECTION
The current nomination procedure is under review. Please check back on this tab closer to the start of Nominations.
POSITION DESCRIPTIONS
You can find a description of each position in the UTGSU By-Laws here; see sections 4 and 7.
CANDIDATE STATEMENT LIST
Click the links below to read Candidate Statements
VOTING
Voting will open on Tuesday, March 26 at 9:00AM and ends on Friday, March 29 at 11:59PM.
Only Graduate Students at the University of Toronto are allowed to vote in this election. Undergraduate Students are not permitted to vote. You will require your UTORID and password to vote.
The voting website will be https://utgsu.simplyvoting.com
For Executive Elections, voters are required to rank each candidate with 1 being their first preference (in accordance with UTGSU Bylaw). You will receive an error message if you attempt to vote before the elections open, or after they close..
For Director Elections, voters will be able to select up to seven (7) candidates from that division.
QUESTIONS?
Email the CRO, Devonnia Miller, at cro@utgsu.ca if you have any questions or concerns about the election.