Student election
Students elect a new representative on the University Council each year for a two-year term. View the results for 2024.
Two student members of the University Council are elected by their fellow students. The student representatives serve overlapping two-year terms, which means that there is an election every year.
Declaration of result
The result of the 2024 student election that closed at 5 pm on 16 August 2024 is:
CandidateVotes received
HANIF, Asifa450
SIBANDA, John414
ZAREIANJAHROMI, Reza371
O’ROURKE, Patrick283
BURGESS, Eloise201
PATERSON, Joshua175
MELVILLE, Elliot43
INFORMAL0
BLANK5
I therefore declare Asifa Hanif to be the successful candidate in this year’s student election. Asifa will be appointed by Council to a two-year term from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026 at its meeting to be held on 9 September 2024.
The voter return was 10.04%, being 1,942 votes cast from 19,347 eligible electors.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of August 2024.
Caroline Ward
Returning Officer – Victoria University of Wellington
Election procedure
The election has been conducted in accordance with the Council Membership Statute (PDF) and the Council Elections Procedure (PDF).
To find out more
For more information, contact the Returning Officer.
Caroline Ward
Secretary to Council
Vice-Chancellor's Office