Notice of election
A notice of election is sent via email to the relevant electorate whenever an election is to be held. When the number of nominations for a vacancy exceeds the number of positions to be filled, elections will be conducted online.
Election dates and times
Nominations open: 9am on Monday 19 September 2022
Nominations close: 12pm (midday) on Tuesday 27 September 2022
Election candidates announced: Monday 3 October 2022
Voting opens: 9am on Monday 10 October 2022
Voting closes: 12pm (midday) on Monday 17 October 2022
Election results announced: Thursday 20 October 2022
Election results
Following are the results of the Swinburne statutory elections held in 2022 for 2023 office bearers.
For the contested electorates, a ballot was conducted online, concluding at 12pm on Monday 17 October 2022.
Where the number of valid nominations did not exceed the number of vacancies, candidates were elected unopposed. This is indicated by an asterisk (*) alongside the candidate's name.
Where vacancies exist due to insufficient candidates, the Election Regulation (Part 4. S13. Insufficient candidates) applies.
Note that while the Student Experience Framework project team explored and co-designed the Swinburne Student Voice model with students (August to October 2022), the Vocational and School Student Consultative Committee positions were not included in the 2022 election process.
Academic Senate
| Elected positions |
Elected by and from |
Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One |
Swinburne academics |
All levels |
1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 |
Sivachandran Chandrasekaran* |
| One |
School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship |
Academic D or E |
1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 |
No nominations received |
| One |
School of Design and Architecture |
Academic D or E |
1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 |
Gianni Renda* |
| One |
School of Engineering |
Academic D or E |
1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 |
No nominations received |
| One |
Vocational Education departments |
Senior Educator level or equivalent |
1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 |
No nominations received |
University Council
| Elected positions | Elected by and from | Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One |
Students |
All levels |
1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023 |
Uzair Bin Tahir |
Academic Senate
| Elected positions |
Elected by and from |
Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One |
Students |
AQF level 1 to 6 (Certificate to Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree) |
1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023 |
Daniel Nicholson* |
| One |
Students |
AQF level 7 to 9 (Bachelor to Master Degree) | 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023 |
Aaryan Pujara |
| One |
Students |
Higher degree by research students |
1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023 |
Allana Charlyne Santiago* |
Swinburne Student Life
| Elected positions |
Elected by and from |
Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One |
Students |
Vocational Education and Training (VET) students |
1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024 |
Sue Sinha* |
Poll results
Following are the poll results of the Swinburne statutory elections held in 2022 for 2023 office bearers.
Report date: Monday 17 October 12:05 AEDT.
Council - Student Representative
- Poll ID: 176449
- As at Poll close: Monday 17 October 2022 12:00 AEDT
- Number of voters: 1403
- Group size: 40397
- Percentage voted: 3.47
- Vote counting method: V1 FPTP (first-past-the-post)
- Ranked by votes
| Rank |
Candidate ID |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
16160641 | Uzair Bin Tahir | 495 | 35.28 |
| 2 | 16160638 | Muhammad Ali | 200 | 14.26 |
| 3 | 16160672 | Arafat Mizan | 183 | 13.04 |
| 4 | 16160632 | Brianne Smith | 93 | 6.63 |
| 5 | 16160667 | Michelle Ko (they/her) | 84 | 5.99 |
| 6 | 16160630 | Tess Robb | 84 | 5.99 |
| 7 | 16160654 | M R Ibnul Hossain Rafi | 64 | 4.56 |
| 8 | 16160659 | Ojaswi Keshao Sarve | 48 | 3.42 |
| 9 | 16160612 | Medha Malla | 37 | 2.64 |
| 10 | 16160666 | Angus Bareš | 36 | 2.57 |
| 11 | 16160650 | Mitchell Reynolds | 34 | 2.42 |
| 12 | 16160663 | Erfan Mangani | 29 | 2.07 |
| 13 | 16160674 | Petros Ntoumanis | 16 | 1.14 |
Total votes: 1403
Academic Senate - AQF 7 to 9 (Bachelor to Master Degree) student
- Poll ID: 176451
- As at Poll close: Monday 17 October 2022 12:00 AEDT
- Number of voters: 1104
- Group size: 27310
- Percentage voted: 4.04
- Vote counting method: V1 FPTP (first-past-the-post)
- Ranked by votes
| Rank |
Candidate ID |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
16160699 | Aaryan Pujara | 425 | 38.50 |
| 2 | 16160707 | Quan Trinh | 220 | 19.93 |
| 3 | 16160679 | Tess Robb | 111 | 10.05 |
| 4 | 16160706 | Medha Malla | 104 | 9.42 |
| 5 | 16160680 | Dani Smith | 101 | 9.15 |
| 6 | 16160708 | Michelle Ko (they/her) | 93 | 8.42 |
| 7 | 16160712 | Petros Ntoumanis | 50 | 4.53 |
Total votes: 1104
Results generated by BigPulse Online Voting.
Need to contact us?
Email the Returning Officer, University Elections via elections@swinburne.edu.au.