Results for the 2020 Carleton University Students’ Association (CUSA) election have been released on the CUSA website.
This year’s results come in the wake of an extended voting period—until 11 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. on Jan. 30—due to the overturning of an opt-out voting rule on the last day of the voting period.
8,810 votes were cast this year, a slight increase from last’s year’s election which saw 7,783 votes cast.
A ranked voting system was used, meaning candidates needed to achieve 50 per cent or more of the cast votes. If candidates were not able to garner 50 per cent or more of the votes, the candidate with the least amount of votes is eliminated and votes are transferred to voters’ second-ranked candidate.
The Students First slate won every CUSA executive position.
Candidates marked in bold are the victors.
President
Kathleen Weary (Students First) – 4,519
Collins Sulplaze Ezeh (Independent) – 1,840
No Confidence – 1,185
Abstain – 843
Vice-president (finance)
Jacob Howell (Students First) – 3,476
Matt Gagne (Independent) – 3,055
No Confidence – 993
Abstain – 863
Vice-president (community engagement)
Morgan McKeen (Students First) – 3,366
Mohamed Hamed (Independent) – 3,243
No Confidence – 975
Abstain – 803
Vice-president (student issues)
Tinu Akinwande (Students First) – 3,638
Fritz Kwabena Okrah – 2,873
No Confidence – 1,002
Abstain – 874
Vice-president (internal)
Farook Al-Muflehi (Students First) – 3,294
Abdo Ethar Salama (Independent) – 1,613
Mariam Furré (Independent) – 1,604
No Confidence – 1,005
Abstain – 871
Vice-president (student life)
Osman Elmi (Students First) – 3,899
Brendan O’Malley (Independent) – 2,384
No Confidence – 1,136
Abstain – 968
Featured image from file.
