Despite our union’s near ubiquity in our lives, nearly five out of six eligible voters did not participate in this year’s AMS elections. But the AMS is a gift from previous generations — and despite its flaws, it remains well-positioned to be a force for social and institutional change, writes AMS Columnist Quyen Schroeder.
Voting is open for the student senator-at-large re-election from May 2-9.
This year, 17.4 per cent of eligible students voted in the 2025 AMS Elections ballot, marking a drop in turnout compared to 2023 and 2024, according to a voting report sent to The Ubyssey by AMS Elections. Read More.
Zarifa Nawar, Jasper Lorien, Kareem Hassib, Ananya Gupta and Solomon Yi-Kieran won the five student senator-at-large seats.
Cade Desjarlais and Jasper Lorien have both been elected to UBC’s Board of Governors.
The fee increase stood as the only AMS-proposed referendum that did not pass.
Solomon Yi-Kieran has been elected as your next VP external after running uncontested.
Dylan Evans is your next VP administration, winning the uncontested race.
Nawar, who was elected to the VP AUA position after a by-election, defeated current AUS VP academic Ananya Gupta.
In case you want to run next year.
Students can vote to fill five seats on the Ubyssey Publications Society Board of Directors. The board oversees the business and financial side of The Ubyssey.
We’re not here to tell you who to vote for, but we will be honest about each candidates’ strengths and weaknesses.
