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2025 Executive Committee Elections – Results!

Voting has now concluded for the positions of Grievance Officer and Vice-President Unit 1. Congratulations to the elected candidates, and thank you to everyone who put their names forward! The elected candidate is indicated via an asterisk (*). You can find the full voting breakdowns below.

Grievance Officer

Parbattie Ramsarran* – 198 votes (50.3%)

Marie Abdolahi – 196 votes (49.7%)

Voter Summary:

Total – 394 votes

Vice-President Unit 1

Stephen Carr* – 100 votes (56.8%)

Mahyar Mohaghegh Dolatabadi – 76 (43.2%)

Voter Summary:

Total – 176 votes

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