The list of candidates for the 2012-13 full-time and part-time Union Officer elections has been announced. 19 positions are available, and a total of 67 candidates will be competing to fill the roles.
This represents over twice as many candidates as last year, when 31 students competed for 16 positions. This election also sees the highest number of female candidates for full-time positions since 2009 – with 10 female and seven male candidates compared to the three females and 11 males who competed in 2013.
Candidates contesting the role of President of the Students’ Union, the most senior student representative, are Georgina Bavetta, Paul Charlton and Josephine Suherman. There are six full-time sabbatical officer positions available but with all full-time Union Officers playing a crucial role in University decision making structures.
17 students have announced candidacies for full-time officer positions, however applications are spread unevenly amongst the Vice-President (VP) roles. Alice Peck is running unopposed for VP-Community, an election that Max Wakefield, currently VP-Community, was also unopposed in last year.
VP-Sport and VP-Education have received only two nominations each- John Brierly and Hannah Pollak for Sport, and Tom Flynn and Eleanor Humphrey for Education.
The most contested full-time role will be VP-Activities, which has five candidates in the running; Nathan Corner, Ben Dallyn, Yanmin Li, Charlie Martin and Martha West. The VP-Activities is responsible for the participation and support of all University student societies, co-ordinating with over 500 respectives student leaders to maximise their involvement and society success.
Also there are a large number of applicants for the VP- Welfare & Equality position, with four candidates competing; Alessandra Berti, Calum Sherwood, William Siri and Elenor Williams.
The most hotly contested roles are Senate Representative positions for each faculty, with 38 candidates vying for eight positions. This is the first year that all faculties have been represented in Senate Reo elections and only the second year that Senate Reps have been democratically elected.
Campaigning will begin on Monday March 5th, with voting opening at 9am on Monday 12th March at invarious locations across campus and online, using the transferable vote system.
Voting results are expected to be announced from 6pm in Bar 100. For more information on candidates and videos see ubu.org.uk/voice.
Article originally published in the News section of Epigram, the University of Bristol Student Newspaper.
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