The results of the 2021 Board of Governors (BoG) student governor elections were released today, Jan. 27.
There were six undergraduate students running for the two available positions, and four graduate students running for two positions.
The elected undergraduate representatives are Anastasia Lettieri, a second-year law and history student and Holden Heppler, a third-year political science student.
Next year’s graduate representatives are Allison Brown, a masters of political science student and Harjit Kaur Dalijit Singh Khalsa, a masters of civil engineering student.
The BoG is Carleton’s highest decision-making body, and is responsible for university finances, infrastructural changes on campus, and upholding the overall conduct of the school, according to its website.
Two undergraduate governors and two graduate governors are elected to represent the voices of students on the Board each year.
The number of undergraduate voters in this year’s election remained similar to last year, with roughly 3,000 votes received from over 20,000 eligible undergraduate students. 722 graduate students voted, with 94 choosing to abstain.
This year’s election also saw a rise in candidates, with a total of 10 candidates running compared to last year’s six.
Student governors will serve a one-year term from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
The full election results can be seen below.
Undergraduate
Anastasia Lettieri, 1,246
Holden Heppler, 851
Lisa Gouseinov, 717
Liam Lowe, 624
Geetinder Singh, 415
Davin Caratao, 350
Abstain, 637
Graduate
Allison Brown, 303
Harjit Kaur Dalijit Singh Khalsa, 248
Kaushal Panchal, 242
Risha Minocha-McKenney, 241
Abstain, 94
Featured image from file.
