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Queer Rights Officer by-election: results announced

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Phi Zhang has been elected AUSA’s Queer Rights Officer, winning 92 of the 131 ballots counted (70.2%) in the 2026 by-election.

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Auckland University Students' Association (AUSA) is pleased to announce that Phi Zhang has been elected as the Queer Rights Officer in the 2026 by-election. Phi received 92 of the 131 ballots counted (70.2% of the vote), finishing well ahead of both No Confidence and the other candidate.

Thank you to every student who voted, and to both candidates, Phi Zhang and Xiangrong Jiang, for putting themselves forward to advocate for their community alongside AUSA. Your time and care are appreciated.

The results

Option	Votes	Share of ballots counted	Result
Phi Zhang	92	70.2%	Elected
No Confidence	25	19.1%
Xiangrong Jiang	12	9.2%
No Vote	2	1.5%
Total ballots counted	131	100%

Percentages are of the 131 ballots counted, rounded to one decimal place.

About the by-election

The Queer Rights Officer position was opened to a by-election after a No Confidence result in the 2026 AUSA Executive Elections. Voting ran online from Monday 12 October to Friday 23 October 2026 through the AUSA voting platform. All current students of the University of Auckland could vote, signing in with their University login so that each student voted once.

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Published: 28/10/2026 9:36 am Last updated: 28/10/2026 9:36 am 23 views

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