The unofficial results for the 2018 Carleton University Students’ Association (CUSA) election were presented to The Charlatan by Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nada Ibrahim. 9,564 votes were cast (34.9 per cent of the undergraduate body), marking a small decrease from the 2017 elections (37.2 per cent of the undergraduate body).
For a candidate to win on a ranked ballot, they must achieve 50 per cent or more of the cast votes. If that does not occur, the candidate with the least amount of votes is eliminated and students’ votes are transferred according to their second ranked candidate.
This year’s election marked the first time that ranked voting in the form of the ‘matrix’ system was used.
President:
No Confidence – 4,740
David Oladejo (One Carleton) – 4,148
Abstain – 676
Vice-president (finance):
Second Round
Luke Taylor (One Carleton) – 3,712
Abstain – 3,013
No Confidence – 2,839
Oluwatobi Oriola (Independent)* –
First Round
Luke Taylor (One Carleton) – 2,944
No Confidence – 2,839
Oluwatobi Oriola (Independent)* – 2,129
Abstain – 1,652
*Vice-president (finance) candidate Oluwatobi Oriola dropped out of the race on Feb. 6 but it was too late for his name to be removed from the ballot, according to Ibrahim.
Vice-president (internal)
No Confidence – 4,800
Natalie York (One Carleton) – 3,947
Abstain – 817
Vice-president (student services)
No Confidence – 4,806
Cassandra Ambar (One Carleton) – 3,906
Abstain – 852
Vice-president (student issues)
Second Round
Lily Akagbosu (One Carleton) – 3,870
Abstain – 2,908
No Confidence – 2,786
Danny Ford (independent)
First Round
Lily Akagbosu (One Carleton) – 3,355
No Confidence – 2,786
Danny Ford (independent) – 1,965
Abstain – 1,458
Vice-president (student life)
Second Round
Abdullah Jaber (One Carleton) – 3,680
No Confidence – 3,015
Abstain – 2,869
Nadeem Fayed (Independent)
First Round
Abdullah Jaber (One Carleton) – 3,060
No Confidence – 3,015
Nadeem Fayed (Independent) – 1,911
Abstain – 1,578
