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Elections

 

Welcome to the Elections website

The Governance and Policy Unit is responsible for the organisation and administration of all University elections for Council, the Academic Board and other University-level committees. In addition, the Unit is responsible for providing advice on matters relating to University elections, including their conduct, organisation and administration.
       
       
 

Student Elections

Outcome of Ballot
Outcome of Nominations

Higher Education and TAFE Student Elections Outcome of Ballot - 2009 Positions

One Higher Education Student on Council
Nominee Number of Votes Number of votes after final distribution of preferences
Damian George Ridgwell - Elected 145 151
Miriam Parkinson 12  
Febe Hernandez 34  
Jade Scott 133 138
Charmain Munopa Farisai Rukure 3  
Jahin Pinakin Desai 7  
Lydia Fucsko 4  
Viet Ha Le 3  
     
Informal 20 20
     
One TAFE Student on Council
Nominee Number of Votes  
May Joy Toke 7  
Lesley Parkin 0  
Mohammad Rizwan Majeed 13  
David Harris 5  
Caspar Cumming - Elected 30  
     
Informal 3  
     
One Undergraduate Student on Faculty Academic Committee - Enigneering & Industrial Sciences
Nominee Number of Votes  
Dean Panebianco 5  
James Rafferty 0  
Emily Lodder 0  
Varun Gupta 1  
Timothy James Joseph - Elected 11  
Saif Anik 0  
     
Informal 0  
     
One Undergraduate Student on Faculty Academic Committee - Information & Communication Technologies
Nominee Number of Votes  
Xiang Li 0  
Michael Tulip - Elected 12  
     
Informal 0  
     
One Postgraduate Student on Faculty Academic Committee - Business & Enterprise
Nominee Number of Votes  
Sarah Goolkasian - Elected 16  
Patsa Tusakul 0  
     
Informal 1  
     

One International Student on Faculty Academic Committee - Business & Enterprise

Nominee Number of Votes Number of votes after final distribution of preferences
Kesaraporn Meesri 0  
Febe Hernandez 16 16
Xiaowen Li withdrawn  
Astha Muni 6  
Min Min Hong withdrawn  
Tom Kuiper - Elected 16 17
Samuel Felix Handoyo 0  

Keasa Khun

0  
     
Informal 1  
     
One Undergraduate Student on Swinburne Student Amenities Association Board
Nominee Number of Votes Number of votes after final distribution of preferences

Nancy Tri-Thao Huynh-Vu

5  
Varun Gupta 25 31
Victor Wei Hock Chee 8  
James Searle 46 47
Chris Smith - Elected 88 91
     
Informal 10  
     
One International Student on Swinburne Student Amenities Association Board
Nominee Number of Votes  
Charmain Munopa Farisai Rukure 3  
Viet Ha Le 3  
Astha Muni - Elected 43  
Febe Hernandez 35  
Cheng Zhong 0  
     
Informal 8  
     
One TAFE Student on Swinburne Student Amenities Association Board
Nominee Number of Votes  
Mohammad Rizwan Majeed 10  
Caspar Cumming - Elected 24  
May Joy Toke 2  
Lesley Parkin 1  
     
Informal 1  
     
Two TAFE Students on the Board of TAFE Studies
Nominee Number of Votes  
Lesley Parkin 5  
Daniel Hack 4  
Caspar Cumming - Elected 21  
Mohammad Rizwan Majeed - Elected 11  
     
Informal 1  
     
Two Higher Education Students on the Academic Board
Nominee Number of Votes Number of votes after final distribution of preferences
Heather Cameron - Elected 118 123
Nicole Castles 9  
Hugh Mortensen 31 34
Stuart Fazakerley 3  
Xiang Li 5  
Febe Hernandez - Elected 32 34
     
Informal 9  
     
One Undergraduate Student on the Academic Board
Nominee Number of Votes  
Felicia D'Alessandro - Elected 112  
James Searle 18  
Miriam Parkinson 8  
Dean Panebianco 11  
     
Informal 4  
     
One Postgraduate (Research) Student on the Academic Board
Nominee Number of Votes  
Elizabeth Harris - Elected 13  
Md Nazmul Huda 5  
     
Informal 2  
     
One International Student on the Academic Board
Nominee Number of Votes  
Varun Gupta - Elected 29  
Viet Ha Le 3  
     
Informal 3  
     

 

Higher Education & TAFE Student Elections Outcome of Nominations

At the close of nominations the following students had agreed to accept nomination for a position in the categories as listed below. As these students were the only nominees in the chosen categories they are declared elected to the position from 1 January until 31 December 2009.

Academic Board  
Postgraduate (coursework) Student Denny Thomas
   
Faculty Academic Committees  
   
Faculty of Design  
International Student Erin Hoo
   
Faculty of Engineering & Industrial Sciences  
International Student Viet Ha Le
   
Faculty of Information & Communication Technologies  
Postgraduate Student Jugal Pramodchandra Shah
International Student Rosanna Angela Fernando
   
Faculty of Life & Social Sciences  
Undergraduate Student Langley Tay
Postgraduate Student Angela Mayes
   
Faculty of Higher Education Lilydale  
Undergraduate Student Jenny Watson
   
Swinburne Student Amenities Association Board  
Postgraduate Student Denny Thomas