Nominations for VUWSA’s 2010 executive closed last Thursday with the big surprise that current president Jasmine Freemantle is not seeking re-election.
In an interview with Salient last week Freemantle played coy with the prospect of a second term, saying she was strongly considering her future. She did say that if she didn’t run she would support a “strong and sustainable” successor.
Salient’s guess is that this is current Vice-President (Administration) Max Hardy.
Alan Young has hedged his bets by nominating himself for three positions, including president and vice-president.
Many of the catagories have only one candidate, meaning No Confidence will be a strong option for many VUWSA voters this year.
No nominations for the positions of Vice-President (Administration), Queer Officer and for one of the publications committee reps were recieved. This coupled with No Confidence’s strong presence means some positions will probably be co-opted until VUWSA is able to hold a by-election early next year.
Because nominations closed right on deadline, Salient is unable to provide manifestos or interviews until next week’s issue.
We will be updating the Salient website for more details over the next week.
Vuwsa General election nominees 2010
President
Max Hardy
Guy Williams
Alan Young
Vice-President (Education)
Sam Oldham
Alan Young
Vice-President (Welfare)
Seamus Brady
Samuel Mason
Vice-President (Administration)
No Nominations Received
International Officer
Alice Pan
Environmental Officer
Zachary Dorner
Queer Officer
No Nominations Received
Welfare Officer
Craig Carey
Women’s Rights Officer
Caitlin Dunham
Clubs Officer
Fraser Pearce
Campaigns Officer
Bridie Hood
Activities Officer
Alan Young
Education Officer
Kieran O’Connor
James Sleep
University Council Representative
William Wu
Amy Archer
Conrad Reyners
Fraser Pearce
Publications Committee Rep
Seamus Brady
[Two positions available]
Polling opens this Thursday 24 and closes Wednesday 30 September