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SOAS Students' Union Elections 2019

Election Results 2019

Election Results 2019

The SOAS SU use the Alternative Vote system where people rank their votes in order – and candidates are eliminated until the quota (50% of potential votes) is achieved. This came into play in a few elections below. Full-time Positions: Post Names Votes round 1 Votes round 2 Co-President Democracy &

SOAS Decides: The New Faces of the SU

SOAS Decides: The New Faces of the SU

Jude Omidiran BA Economics and Development After a season of hard-fought campaigns, the Students’ Union’s new executive team has been decided. The student body chose Maxine Thomas-Asante as their co-president for Democracy and Education while Peadar Connolly-Davey won his campaign for Activities & Events. The Welfare and Campaigns role

Students Union Election Low Down

Students Union Election Low Down

For this year’s election campaign, The SOAS Spirit provided coverage of all the major moments. We filmed hustings, interviewed candidates, and live-streamed the results. In this Features piece, we have brought together all the highlights from this year’s election. Voter turnout: This year: 1364 2018 (last year): 1207

SOAS SU Election Hustings - 28/02/19

SOAS SU Election Hustings - 28/02/19

Hustings for Co-President for Activities and Events Hustings for Co-President Equality and Liberation Hustings for Co-President Democracy and Education Hustings for Co-President for Welfare and Campaigns

Welfare & Campaigns

Welfare & Campaigns

This year The SOAS Spirit decided to go further in our election coverage. The SOAS Students’ Union elections can be intimidating, whether you’re a candidate or just a regular student voter. Campaigning is intense, with much of candidates’ success being weighted on who has the widest friendship circle or

Equality and Liberation

Equality and Liberation

This year The SOAS Spirit decided to go further in our election coverage. The SOAS Students’ Union elections can be intimidating, whether you’re a candidate or just a regular student voter. Campaigning is intense, with much of candidates’ success being weighted on who has the widest friendship circle or

Democracy & Education

Democracy & Education

This year The SOAS Spirit decided to go further in our election coverage. The SOAS Students’ Union elections can be intimidating, whether you’re a candidate or just a regular student voter. Campaigning is intense, with much of candidates’ success being weighted on who has the widest friendship circle or