2007 Election Information

2007 Election Summary

Mr Warren Mahony, the Returning Officer, has released the results of the election held on 18 April 2007. The candidates elected are as follows:

Position Person Elected
President Steven Thor Gunnin
Vice-President (Research) Mark Havryliv
Secretary-Treasurer Ken Finlayson
General Representative Jodi Lee

(Full details of the election results are provided below.)

The following positions were filled by appointment at recent Council meetings:

Position Person Appointed
Vice-President (Coursework) Pradeepa Jayaratne
Women's Officer Michelle Richards
International Students' Officer Pamela Schoen
Activities Officer Sophie Yorkston
External Students' Officer Kerryn Hopkins
Honours Students' Officer Tegan Jones
General Representative Emilie-Jane Ens

Applications are open for the following vacant positions:

For details of the duties and responsibilies associated with each position, please visit our Council Vacancies page. To apply, you must submit your application before the next Council meeting. You can download the application form (32 Kb PDF).

Please note that Council members are expected to work a certain number of hours in their position (e.g., by attending meetings of the Council and its committees, sitting on University committees, liasing with students, etc.). The exact amount will be negotiated at the first Council meeting. For reference, the President is expected to work 2½ days a week on WUPA matters (and the Secretary-Treasurer half that).

Election Results

The following are the results of the WUPA election, conducted 18 April. Applications to fill the vacant positions are now being accepted.

President
Votes Candidate Result
Steven Thor Gunnin Elected Unopposed
Vice-President (Coursework)
Vacant
Vice-President (Research)
Votes Candidate Result
Mark Havryliv Elected Unopposed
Secretary-Treasurer
Votes Candidate Result
45 Ken Finlayson Elected
0 Jorge Becerra
11 Gregor Zelle
1 Informal
Women's Officer
Vacant
International Students' Officer
Vacant
Activities Officer
Vacant
Indigenous Officer
Vacant
Media Officer
Vacant
External Students' Officer
Vacant
Honours Student Officer
Vacant
General Representatives
Votes Candidate Result
Jodi Lee Elected Unopposed
Two vacancies

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