Each spring, the Executive members of the HSGSA are decided in the annual General Election. Each graduate student enrolled in Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba gets a vote, and candidates campaign on issues that affect graduate student life.

If you have any questions about the election process please contact the Chief Returning Officer:

Walid Shouman – cro@hsgsa.org

Preliminary Results

President

Akshi Malik (Connect) – 121 Yes / 17 no

Vice President Internal

Marina Costa Fujishima (Connect) – 72 votes

Olufola Ige (3D) – 46 votes

Parisa Tabeshmehr – 30 votes

Vice President External

Toby Le (Connect) – 94 votes

Camila Chacon – 44 votes

Vice President St. Boniface

Rebeca De Oliveira (Synapse) – 51 votes

Shayan Amiri (Connect) – 50 votes

Sherin Cheriyan (3D) – 47 votes

Vice President Marketing

Sajjad Aftabi – 79 votes

Narjes Shahsavani (Synapse) – 51 votes

Vice President Academic

Javad Alizadeh (Connect) – 63 votes

Alekhya Lavu (3D) – 54 votes

Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini (Synapse) – 40 votes

Important Dates:

  • Nomination period: February 8 – 22, 2021
  • Pre-Campaign period: February 18 – 23, 2021
  • All Candidates Meeting: February 23, 2021 (MANDATORY for all candidates, candidates will be introduced to election policy)
  • Campaign prep period: February 23 – March 7, 2021
  • Campaigning period: March 8 – 21, 2021
  • Voting period: March 22 (9am) – 23 (5pm), 2021

HSGSA Executive Positions Available

  • President
  • Vice-President (Internal)
  • Vice-President (External)
  • Vice-President (Academic)
  • Vice-President (Marketing)
  • Vice-President (St. Boniface)

Election Forms

Kindly review the Election & Referendum Manual and appropriate forms below.

HSGSA Executive Candidates 2021-22

Once confirmed, the profiles for the HSGSA Executive Candidates will be listed here.