2026 Students’ Council and General Faculties Council elections results
12 councillors will start their term on Students' Council in May. Another 18 students were elected to GFC.
Amanda SparksThe unofficial results for the 2026 Students’ Council and General Faculties Council (GFC) elections were announced on March 20 on the University of Alberta Students’ Union’s (SU) Instagram account. The official results will be published on the SU’s website at a later date, the post said.
A total of 2,508 students voted, which accounts for a 6.72 per cent voter turn out. The 2025 Students’ Council and GFC elections had a voter turn out of 7.35 per cent.
Students’ Council results
Students’ Council is responsible for fulfilling the SU mandate and is the ultimate authority of the SU. Students’ Council has 19 seats for faculty representatives.
12 councillors have been elected to serve for 2026–27, leaving seven seats vacant. This is lower than last year’s election, which saw 15 councillors elected and four vacancies.
The following candidates have been elected to represent their faculties on Students’ Council:
Arts
- Naomi Begna
- Kaden DaCruz
Business
- Josh Rivor
Education
- Braiden Janes
Engineering
- Euan Hustler
- Michael Chang
Faculté Saint-Jean
- Sophia Sparks
Medicine and dentistry
- Tala Mojarrad
Open studies
- Darshita Singh
Science
- Janardhun Alagarsamy Vignesh
- Janie George
- Harika Singh
Faculties not listed did not have any candidates running.
General Faculties Council results
GFC is the highest academic governing body at the U of A. GFC includes faculty deans, professors, students, librarians, academic staff, non-academic staff, and all U of A vice-presidents. Elected representatives represent their faculties in meetings, and in subcommittees.
The following candidates have been elected to represent their faculties on GFC:
Arts
- Naomi Begna
- Gurnain Bhatia
- Kaden DaCruz
- Vaughn Kurylowich
- Grayson Pollard
Business
- Harleen Kular
- Josh Rivor
- Dasmesh Singh Puri
Education
- Braiden Janes
Engineering
- Michael Chang
Medicine and dentistry
- Tala Mojarrad
Science
- Janardhun Alagarsamy Vignesh
- Nicole D’Cunha
- Janie George
- Krish Joshi
- Aarish Naiyer
- Aaryan Shetty
- Manjot Singh
The faculties not listed did not have any candidates running.
