With a voter turnout of just over 25 percent and a 13 vote difference for one position, here are the results of the elections for SSMU’s 2015-2016 Executive Council.
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President: Kareem Ibrahim (52.5 percent)
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VP University Affairs: Chloe Rourke (89.4 percent)
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VP Clubs & Services: Kimber Bialik (89.4 percent)
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VP Finances & Operations: Zacheriah Houston (89.4 percent)
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VP Internal: Lola Baraldi (50.2 percent)
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Here are the full results of the elections, including those for referendum questions.
Voter turnout
5,465 of 21,105 voting SSMU members (25.9 percent)
President
Kareem Ibrahim: 2,389 votes (52.5 percent)
Alexei Simakov: 2,164 votes (47.5 percent)
Abstain: 912 votes (16.7 percent)
VP University Affairs
Chloe Rourke: 3,321 votes (89.4 percent)
No: 395 votes (10.6 percent)
Abstain: 1,749 votes (32.0 percent)
VP Clubs & Services
Kimber Bialik: 3,301 votes (89.4 percent)
No: 390 votes (10.6 percent)
Abstain: 1,774 votes (32.5 percent)
VP Finances & Operations
Zacheriah Houston: 3,112 votes (86.2 percent)
No: 494 (13.8 percent)
Abstain: 1,856 (34.0 percent)
VP Internal
Lola Baraldi: 1,992 votes (50.2 percent)
Johanna Nikoletos: 1,979 votes (49.8 percent)
Abstain: 1,494 votes (27.3 percent)
Creation of the ECOLE Project Fund
Yes: 2,662 votes (64.0 percent)
No: 1,497 votes (36.0 percent)
Abstain: 1,306 (23.9 percent)
Renewal of the SSMU Access Bursary Fund
Yes: 3,062 votes (75.2 percent)
No: 1,009 votes (24.8 percent)
Abstain: 1,394 (25.5 percent)
Creation of a MSE SSMU Councillor Seat
Yes: 2,841 votes (90.7 percent)
No: 680 votes (19.3 percent)
Abstain: 1,944 votes (35.6 percent)
Renewal of the Referral Services Fee
Yes: 2,785 votes (69.3 percent)
No: 1,235 votes (30.7 percent)
Abstain: 1,445 votes (26.4 percent)
Sustainability Plebiscite Question
Sustainability Coordinator: 4,785 points
VP Sustainability: 4,357 points
Status quo: 3,544 points
Abstain: 3,279 votes (60.0 percent)
