Official Results —AUSA Elections 2026/2027

The Returning Officer has formally confirmed the final results of the 2026 AUSA Executive Elections, following the close of the five-day dispute window under Rule 30 of the Constitution. These results supersede the provisional results issued on 28 August 2026.

Further to the provisional results issued on 28 August 2026, Returning Officer Ben Bonné has confirmed the final results of the 2026 AUSA Executive Elections, pursuant to Rule 29(1) of the AUSA Constitution. All complaints received under Rule 16 of the Election Rules and Procedures by the 28 August deadline have been investigated and concluded, and no dispute was raised within the Rule 30 window. Accordingly, there is nothing that brings the results below into question — they are now final.

Summary of results

Congratulations to the newly elected members of the 2026/2027 AUSA Student Executive:

Note: the Queer Rights Officer position was not filled this cycle — No Confidence received the most votes. A by-election will be held before the end of Semester 2.

Full vote breakdowns

President

Becomes a non-voting member of the Executive from the date of election.

• Praneel Gupta — 2,320 votes (39%) — Elected
• Rebecca Huang — 1,200 votes (20%)
• Matthew Lee — 1,198 votes (20%)
• No Confidence — 943 votes (16%)
• Jethro Saleupolu — 220 votes (4%)

174 students did not vote in this category (of 6,055 total responses).

Undergraduate Education Vice-President

• Cindy Shen — 2,180 votes (42%) — Elected
• No Confidence — 1,182 votes (23%)
• Erina Islam — 842 votes (16%)
• Ritwik Sharma — 655 votes (13%)
• Eva Liu — 312 votes (6%)

884 students did not vote in this category (of 6,055 total responses).

Postgraduate Education Vice-President

Only postgraduate students were eligible to vote in this category.

• Gauri Jeejesh — 246 votes (35%) — Elected
• No Confidence — 182 votes (26%)
• Harisankar Menon — 144 votes (20%)
• Sakshi Patil — 84 votes (12%)
• Abu Saleh Mohammad Eisa Akib — 26 votes (4%)
• Naveed Ahmad Fariady — 23 votes (3%)

7 students did not vote in this category (of ~712 postgraduate respondents).

Engagement Vice-President

• Rachana Rajeev — 2,565 votes (44%) — Elected
• No Confidence — 1,494 votes (25%)
• Michael Ynclino (Cg) — 1,124 votes (19%)
• Kalana Piramanage — 423 votes (7%)
• Anais Khellaf — 268 votes (5%)

181 students did not vote in this category (of 6,055 total responses).

Wellbeing and Equity Vice-President

• Nadia Sami Malik — 2,185 votes (37%) — Elected
• No Confidence — 1,522 votes (26%)
• Mele Ngauamo — 773 votes (13%)
• Ayolabi Martins — 430 votes (7%)
• Jason Kng Wei Liang — 279 votes (5%)
• Jethro Saleupolu — 257 votes (4%)
• Mariyah Failelei Sui Tuifao — 165 votes (3%)
• Lakshmipriya Ramamoorthi — 149 votes (3%)
• Naveed Ahmad Fariady — 100 votes (2%)

195 students did not vote in this category (of 6,055 total responses).

Finance and Operations Vice-President

• Moksh Manglani — 2,596 votes (44%) — Elected
• No Confidence — 1,803 votes (31%)
• Kalana Piramanage — 1,467 votes (25%)

189 students did not vote in this category (of 6,055 total responses).

Women's Rights Officer

Must be a self-identifying woman.

• Nancy Zeng — 2,507 votes (43%) — Elected
• No Confidence — 1,758 votes (30%)
• Eva Kristen — 1,081 votes (18%)
• Eva Liu — 520 votes (9%)

189 students did not vote in this category (of 6,055 total responses).

Queer Rights Officer

Must be a self-identifying Queer person.

• No Confidence — 2,544 votes (43%) — Prevails
• Quinny Vim — 2,202 votes (38%)
• Phi Zhang — 1,107 votes (19%)

202 students did not vote in this category (of 6,055 total responses).

No candidate elected. No Confidence received more votes than any candidate in this category. This position was not filled this cycle; a by-election will be held before the end of Semester 2.

International Students' Officer

Must be an International Student.

• Ehansa De Silva — 1,940 votes (33%) — Elected
• Matt Wong — 723 votes (12%)
• Matthew Zha — 383 votes (7%)
• Sakshi Patil — 240 votes (4%)
• Daehan Hwang — 199 votes (3%)
• Siyi Li — 197 votes (3%)
• Jason Kng Wei Liang — 195 votes (3%)
• Abu Saleh Mohammad Eisa Akib — 191 votes (3%)
• Mohammed Amer — 147 votes (3%)
• No Confidence — 1,655 votes (28%)

185 students did not vote in this category (of 6,055 total responses).

Postgraduate Students' Officer

Must be a Postgraduate Student. Only postgraduate students were eligible to vote in this category.

• Neha Sharma — 513 votes (73%) — Elected
• No Confidence — 191 votes (27%)

8 students did not vote in this category (of ~712 postgraduate respondents).

Disability Rights Officer

Must be a self-identifying student with a disability.

• Zainab Iqbal — 2,627 votes (45%) — Elected
• No Confidence — 2,373 votes (41%)
• Mohammed Amer — 854 votes (15%)

201 students did not vote in this category (of 6,055 total responses).

Queer Rights Officer by-election

As No Confidence received the most votes in the Queer Rights Officer category, this position was not filled in this election. A by-election will be held before the end of Semester 2. Further details, including the timeline and the appointment of a Returning Officer for the by-election, will follow in a separate notice.

Thank you to everyone who stood as a candidate and to everyone who voted in this year's elections. Any questions about this notice may be directed to the AUSA Returning Officer or the Association Secretary.