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2021 May Council Elections

MAY 2021 UNION COUNCIL ELECTION & STUDENT GOVERNOR RESULTS

The candidates have campaigned long and hard and we’re proud to announce the results of our annual election. The candidates are listed alphabetical by surname and the table shows the number of first preference votes, followed by transfers. The final count is then shown, next to the outcome.

Statistics are shown below the table of results.

CANTERBURY HE CANDIDATES

#1 VOTES (ROUND 1)

+ TRANSFER

FINAL COUNT

STATUS
Amanda Francis 13 – 13 ELECTED
Re-Open Nominations 0 – 0 -
         

EPSOM HE CANDIDATES

#1 VOTES (ROUND 1)

+ TRANSFER

FINAL COUNT

STATUS
Albert Jose 18 – 18 ELECTED
Tripti Kaur Kohli 11 – 11 ELECTED
MD Abdus Sabur 2 – 2 –
Karanveer Singh 4 – 4 –
Re-Open Nominations 0 – 0 -
         

FARNHAM HE CANDIDATES

#1 VOTES (ROUND 1)

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FINAL COUNT

STATUS
Arusik Nanyan 1 – 1 –
Julia Pentz 28 – 28 ELECTED
Ben Powell 14 – 14 ELECTED
Re-Open Nominations 1 – 1 -
         

ROCHESTER HE CANDIDATES

#1 VOTES (ROUND 1)

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FINAL COUNT

STATUS
Bianca Radoslav 2 – 2 ELECTED
Emily Screen 13 – 13 ELECTED
Re-Open Nominations 0 – 0 -
         

STUDENT GOVERNOR CANDIDATES

#1 VOTES (ROUND 1)

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FINAL COUNT

STATUS
Amanda Francis 18 – 18 –
Julia Pentz 64 – 64 ELECTED
Re-Open Nominations 5 – 5 -
         

WHY DO WE USE STV?

Single Transferable Voting, wastes fewer votes – the person who votes for a less popular candidate is not ignored, their second choice is taken into account so their vote is still used even if their first preference loses. So basically, STV, gives voters more opportunities to influence the election and let’s them get their second or third preference when they can’t get their first. This means that voters do not have to vote tactically – they can just choose their favourite.