RMIT Student Union – 2014 Annual Elections

Election Notice – Results

The scrutiny and count of votes polled at the RMIT Student Union 2014 Annual Elections has been completed.

The results of the counts and my declarations are shown below.

General Secretary

Benjamin Ariel Mohammad Informal Total Votes Candidates Jenkins Zohar Shafai Votes Polled First preference votes 262 2374 609 199 3444 Total 262 2374 609 199 3444

I hereby declare Ariel Zohar elected as General Secretary.

Education Officer

Luke Laura Informal Total Votes Candidates Hocking McMahon Votes Polled First preference votes 745 2478 221 3444 Total 745 2478 221 3444

I hereby declare Laura McMahon elected as Education Officer.

Welfare Officer

Heidi Marco Informal Total Votes Candidates Knight Portmann Votes Polled First preference votes 798 2438 208 3444 Total 798 2438 208 3444

I hereby declare Marco Portmann elected as Welfare Officer.

International Students Officer

Jingyi Sentosa Informal Total Votes Candidates Rong Mam Votes Polled First preference votes 817 171 22 1010 Total 817 171 22 1010

I hereby declare Jingyi Rong elected as International Students Officer.

Postgraduate Students Officer

Shoukat Paul Informal Total Votes Candidates Shah Hoac Votes Polled First preference votes 139 336 18 493 Total 139 336 18 493

I hereby declare Paul Hoac elected as Postgraduate Students Officer.

Womyn’s Officer

Abena Emma Informal Total Votes Candidates Dove Slater Votes Polled First preference Votes 1009 274 24 1307 Total 1009 274 24 1307

I hereby declare Abena Dove elected as Womyn’s Officer.

Queer Officer

As only one nomination was received for this position I hereby declare Mohammad Tohar, Ai Goh and Romy Cecil elected as Queer Officers.

Activities Officer Ali Tracey Informal Total Votes Candidates Alkhelaifi Tran Votes Polled First preference votes 721 2518 205 3444 Total 721 2518 205 3444

I hereby declare Tracey Tran elected as Activities Officer.

Environment Officer

Gabriel Loukas Informal Total Votes Candidates Brady Kakogiannis Votes Polled First preference Votes 2478 727 239 3444 Total 2478 727 239 3444

I hereby declare Gabriel Brady elected as Environment Officer.

Clubs and Societies Officer

Jack Cameron Informal Total Votes Candidates Todaro Petrie Votes Polled First preference votes 746 2469 229 3444 Total 746 2469 229 3444

I hereby declare Cameron Petrie elected as Clubs and Societies Officer.

TAFE Officer

Carl Henri Informal Total Votes Candidates Melkonian Eberhard Votes Polled First preference votes 409 90 18 517 Total 409 90 18 517

I hereby declare Carl Melkonian elected as TAFE Officer.

Brunswick Coordinator

As only one nomination was received for this position I hereby declare Sarah Pizzonia elected as Brunswick Coordinator.

Bundoora Coordinator

As only one nomination was received for this position I hereby declare Stephenie Kelley elected as Bundoora Coordinator.

City Coordinator

Aman Aran Informal Total Votes Candidates Choudhry Mylvaganam Votes Polled First preference Votes 2146 632 197 2975 Total 2146 632 197 2975

I hereby declare Aman Choudhry elected as City Coordinator.

Brunswick Representative

As only one nomination was received for this position I hereby declare Felicity Webster elected as Brunswick Representative.

Bundoora East Representative

As only one nomination was received for this position I hereby declare Samuel Weston elected as Bundoora East Representative.

Bundoora West Representative

As only one nomination was received for this position I hereby declare Yasmine Lintvelt elected as Bundoora West Representative.

City Representative

Candidates Anthony Shailesh Paul Informal Total Votes D’Angelo Shrestha Sangha Votes Polled First preference Votes 269 602 1928 176 2975 Total 269 602 1928 176 2975

I hereby declare Paul Sangha elected as City Representative.

General Representatives – Five positions

Formal votes – 3034 Informal votes - 409 Quota – 506 Candidates First preference votes Benjamin Jenkins 114 Jack Todaro 329 Fifth elected Umer Tahir 498 Second elected Mingren Lu 100 Benjamin Solah 61 Hayden Hutchings 18 James Michelmore 257 Scott Stewart 44 Yang Liu 265 Fourth elected Himasha Fonseka 541 First elected Nicole Abiad 21 Anthony D’Angelo 16 Luke Hocking 33 Clinton Elliott 459 Third elected Natalie Acreman 67 Taylor Mather 211

I hereby declare Himasha Fonseka, Umer Tahir, Clinton Elliott, Yang Liu and Jack Todaro elected as General Representatives.

Alternative General Representatives are, in order, James Michelmore, Taylor Mather and Benjamin Jenkins.

Catalyst Editor(s)

Richard Ferguson Christopher Informal Total Votes Candidates Finbar O’Mallon Di Pasquale Votes Polled Rushani Seneviratne- Natalie Acreman Epa Benjamin Solah First preference votes 2564 671 209 3444 Total 2564 671 209 3444

I hereby declare Richard Ferguson, Finbar O’Mallon and Rushani Seneviratne-Epa elected as Catalyst Editors.

NUS Delegates – Seven positions

Formal votes – 3002 Informal votes – 442 Quota (initial) – 376 Candidates First preference votes Anthony D’Angelo 108 Natalie Acreman 339 Sixth elected Jack Todaro 84 Ariel Zohar 507 Second elected Cameron Petrie 409 Third elected Benjamin Jenkins 49 Himasha Fonseka 581 First elected Luke Hocking 41 Alexandra Marsh 33 Christopher Di Pasquale 25 Benjamin Solah 41 Yasmine Lintvelt 284 Fourth elected Yang Liu 292 Fifth elected Jun Yan Chen 209 Seventh elected

I hereby declare Himasha Fonseka, Ariel Zohar, Cameron Petrie, Yasmine Lintvelt, Yang Liu, Natalie Acreman and Jun Yan Chen elected as NUS Delegates.

John Milburn-Clark Returning Officer 14 September 2014