UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE STUDENTS' UNION
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59TH ULSU GENERAL ELECTION
UNOFFICIAL* ELECTION RESULTS 2026

1,702 students voted out of 6,660 (25.6% turnout)


EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
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PRESIDENT:
Results for this position have not yet been announced.

VP STUDENT LIFE:
Sumanasena, Kavindu - 721 votes - 42.4%
Oshile, Enny - 583 votes - 34.3%
None - 398 votes - 23.4%

VP ACADEMIC:
Edwards, Kimoya - 1,397 votes - 82.1%
None - 305 votes - 17.9%

VP OPERATIONS & FINANCE:
Legg, Orion - 564 votes - 33.1%
Matemera, Natasha - 494 votes - 29.0%
Mundell, Emi - 400 votes - 23.5%
None - 244 votes - 14.3%

VP EXTERNAL:
Wevers, Rylee - 887 votes - 52.1%
Pike, Bradley - 428 votes - 25.1%
None - 250 votes - 14.7%
Tshilumba, Francine - 137 votes - 8.0%


FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES
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FACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCE REPRESENTATIVES (6):
Results for this position have not yet been announced.

FACULTY OF FINE ARTS REPRESENTATIVE:
Karpa, Brooklyn - 109 votes - 81.3%
None - 25 votes - 18.7%

HEALTH SCIENCES REPRESENTATIVE:
Usen, Esther - 81 votes - 82.7%
None - 17 votes - 17.3%

FACULTY OF EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE:
Pasolli, Marla - 86 votes - 86.9%
None - 13 votes - 13.1%

DHILLON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES (2):
Kasten, Austin - 169 votes - 49.6%
Abitoye, Princess - 128 votes - 37.5%
None - 44 votes - 12.9%


AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES
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CALGARY REPRESENTATIVE:
Chukwuelue, Ife (Fey) - 14 votes - 73.7%
None - 5 votes - 26.3%

INDIGENOUS REPRESENTATIVE:
Morris, Lauryn - 64 votes - 84.2%
None - 12 votes - 15.8%

INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Israel, Ceejay Emmanuel - 125 votes - 37.4%
Thomas, Alssa - 97 votes - 29.0%
None - 61 votes - 18.3%
Akuamoah-Boateng, Bismark - 41 votes - 12.3%
Eddy, Camillus - 10 votes - 3.0%


ORGANIZATION OF RESIDENCE STUDENTS (ORS)
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ORS PRESIDENT / RESIDENCE REPRESENTATIVE:
Bysterveld, Denver - 328 votes - 83.0%
None - 67 votes - 17.0%

ORS VP UHALL:
Sandhu, Mannat - 183 votes - 46.3%
Trahan, Sophie - 147 votes - 37.2%
None - 65 votes - 16.5%

ORS VP PARKWAY:
MacIsaac, Leanna - 168 votes - 42.5%
Hofer, Sarah - 157 votes - 39.7%
None - 70 votes - 17.7%

ORS VP COULEE VIEW:
Sagban, Rose - 190 votes - 48.1%
Gallant, Piper - 140 votes - 35.4%
None - 65 votes - 16.5%

*Results are unofficial until the General Assembly can ratify all results at a future General Assembly meeting, please see Bylaw 26 for more details

REFERENDUM QUESTIONS
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Question 1 - UPass Program Continuation:
Do you support the continuation of the universal bus pass (UPass)
program, with the following fee schedule*, plus an applicable service
fee, to be applied to each undergraduate student enrolled in at least
one for-credit Lethbridge course on a per semester basis?

Yes - 1,240 votes - 72.9%
No - 462 votes - 27.1%

Question 2 - ULSU Operating Fee:
Do you authorize the University of Lethbridge Students' Union to
increase the Operations Fee from $37.17 to $42.17 per semester for
full-time students, and from $18.68 to $23.68 per semester for
part-time students, effective May 1, 2026?

No - 885 votes - 52.0%
Yes - 817 votes - 48.0%

Question 3 - ULSU FLARE: Levy Implementation:
Effective May 1, 2026, do you support FLARE implementing a student
levy of $0.75 per semester assessed to both full-time and part-time
undergraduate students?

Yes - 1,060 votes - 62.3%
No - 642 votes - 37.7%

Question 4 - ULSU FLARE: CPI Authorization:
For the continued sustainability of FLARE, do you authorize the
University of Lethbridge Students' Union to tie the FLARE levy it
collects to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as determined by Statistics
Canada, using 2025 as the base year, in order to account for annual
inflation or deflation?

Yes - 951 votes - 55.9%
No - 751 votes - 44.1%

Question 5 - ULSU WUSC: Levy Increase:
Are you in favour of an increase from $2.00 to $4.00 per student each
semester to help sponsor the University of Lethbridge Student Refugee
Program, through the World University Service of Canada? This program
enables a qualified United Nations refugee to resettle and study at the
University of Lethbridge.

Yes - 1,092 votes - 64.2%
No - 610 votes - 35.8%

Question 6 - ULSU WUSC: CPI Authorization:
For the continued sustainability of the World University Service of
Canada, do you authorize the University of Lethbridge Students' Union
to tie the WUSC levy it collects to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as
determined by Statistics Canada, using 2027 as the base year, in order
to account for annual inflation or deflation?
Yes - 1,023 votes - 60.1%
No - 679 votes - 39.9%