The position of Student Representative on University Council was separated by the University into two positions: Undergraduate Representative and Graduate Representative. Elections were held for both positions in May and October 2026, separate from the UMSU annual election.
The position of Student Representative on University Council was separated by the University into two positions: Undergraduate Representative and Graduate Representative. Elections were held for both positions in May and October 2026, separate from the UMSU annual election.
The election for Undergraduate Representative was held in May, and was contested by Community and Activate. Community's candidate was incumbent General Secretary Daniel Motika, who ran against Activate convener Mathilda Stewart, along with many other minor candidates. Motika won the election, becoming the first Undergraduate Representative on the University Council.
An election was held in October for the Graduate Representative, with incumbent Student Representative and former UMSU General Secretary Kevin Li running for a second term on University Council. Li ran against a crowded field of candidates, including GSA General Secretary Cindy Wong, and other politically influential figures. In a drastically different political environment, Li narrowly won re-election against Wong.
GRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Candidate
| Primary Vote | Percent | Swing | Two-Candidate | Swing |
|---|
Kevin (Enzhe) Li* ✔
(Community)1
| 388
| 27.38% | -16.76% | 51.92%
| -3.20% |
Cindy Wong
(GSA)2
| 353
| 24.91% | NEW | 48.02%
| NEW |
Farnaz Pirasteh
(GSA)2
| 89
| 6.28% | NEW |
|
|
Ewan Bezzobs
(Independent)
| 72
| 5.08% | NEW |
|
|
Danielle Kanatas
(Independent)
| 63 | 4.45% | NEW |
|
|
Others3
| 452 | 31.90% |
|
|
|
COMMUNITY HOLD
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE4
Candidate
| Primary Vote | Percent | Swing | Two-Candidate | Swing |
|---|
Daniel Motika ✔
(Community)
| Unknown | < 50.00% | Unknown | WON | Unknown |
Mathilda Stewart
(Activate)
| Unknown
| < 50.00%
| Unknown
| DEFEATED | Unknown |
Others
| Unknown | Unknown |
|
|
|
COMMUNITY GAIN
Footnotes
*. Denotes incumbent
1. Affiliated with Community.
2. Affiliated with the GSA (see the GSA's statement on the election).
3. 24 other candidates ran in the election, including one Together-aligned candidate.
4. Results have not yet been published.
Updates
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| Friday 23 October GRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ON UNIVERSITY COUNCIL ELECTED Kevin (Enzhe) Li (Community) has been elected as Graduate Student Representative on University Council with 388 primary votes. |