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This is your voice

This is your student government.

UASU Elections

As a student-run organization, UASU’s student leaders are elected annually to represent the 35,000+ undergrads at the University of Alberta and guide our efforts for the coming year.

Your UASU holds three elections throughout the year: a By-Election in the Fall, and the General Election, and the Students’ Council and General Faculties Council Election takes place in the Winter term. New candidates are nominated for a variety of leadership roles and you vote on your representatives for the coming year.

Fall By-Election

Students' Union General Election

Students' Council (SC)/General Faculties Council (GFC) Elections

2025/2026 Nomination Dates

General Election

Election Nomination Deadline - CLOSED
Thursday, February 13th at 6:00 P.M.

Council and GFC Elections

Election Nomination Deadline
Monday, March 10th at 6:00 P.M.

2025/2026 General Election Voting Dates

General Election

March 5, 2025 9AM - March 6, 2025 6PM

Council and GFC Elections

March 19, 2025 9AM - March 20, 2025 6PM

Vacancy Petitions

When Elections are over, but you're still interested in getting involved: according to UASU bylaws, you can submit a vacancy petition if there are openings for your faculty.

Vacancy Petitions for the 2024-25 term are no longer available.

2025/2026 Nomination Packages

The Nomination Package for the 2025/2026 UASU Executive and Board of Governors Representative Election, and the 2025/2026 UASU Students' Council and GFC Election are now available.

Learn more about becoming a candidate

Bodies Elected by Students' Union Members

UASU Executive Committee

Undergraduate Board of Governors Representative

Acts as a voice for the undergraduate student body on the University of Alberta Board of Governors, the ultimate decision making authority of the university. This student works in coordination with the UASU President (another BoG member) and also sits as a voting member of the UASU Students' Council.

UASU Students' Council

The highest governing body of the Students' Union. This council has ultimate decision-making authority over all aspects of the organization.

General Faculties Council

The academic legislative body of the University of Alberta. This council deals with all academic matters and student affairs issues (as set out in the Alberta Post-Secondary Learning Act). It is the highest level at which academic decisions are made, and is chaired by the President of the University of Alberta.

Other Elections

Plebiscites and Referenda

Plebiscites and referenda can either be initiated by UASU Students' Council or by individual UASU members. A plebiscite is a vote, open to all Students' Union members held on a given question but that is not binding, while a referendum is a vote held on a given question and whose result is legally binding upon the Students’ Union.

Contact the CRO by October if you're interested in proposing a question.

Propose a question

Run your SRA election with us

Student Representative Associations (including Residence and Faculty Associations) can add their elections on to our election periods in many cases. Contact the CRO for more info.

Contact the CRO

East Campus Students' Association Nominations Open!

The East Campus Students Students' Association (ECSA) is being re-established to serve students living in East Campus residences. As part of the UASU's bylaws, your Vice President Student Life is coordinating the inaugural ECSA election. Nominations are now open until February 24 2025!

Run for the ECSA Exec

Contact Information

Chief Returning Officer

cro@uasu.ca

Room 0-68 B SUB