AMS elections 2025

AMS election sees high abstention rates, varied voter turnout

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.

Nobody (Tony Kulenovic) is pictured on the left wearing a white hoodie that covers his face, gesturing to himself. u/sasamats (Eve Sankar) smiles raising her right hand in the centre. Barry 'Bee' Buzzword (Quyen Schroeder) is on the right, facing right but with their heard turned smiling toward the camera. All three candidates are shown in black and white, surrounded by a thin white outline and placed on top of a photo of the AMS Nest with a translucent blue overlay.

March 18 opinionTony Kulenovic, Eve Sankar and Quyen Schroeder, Photos by Saumya Kamra, Illustrations by Mahin E Alam

Opinion: We ran for AMS President as joke candidates. Here’s why

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March 18 newsAisha Chaudhry

Referendum calling on AMS to support two-day student strike for Palestine passes

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March 14 newsSophia Samilski, Paloma Green and Colin Angell, Photos by Saumya Kamra, Allegra Kastner, Micah Sébastien Zhang and Mayvelyn Bugh

Nawar, Lorien, Hassib, Gupta, Yi-Kieran win UBC Senate seats

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March 14 newsViyan Handley, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Cade Desjarlais, Jasper Lorien elected to UBC’s Board of Governors

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March 14 newsBernice Wong

Three of four AMS-proposed referenda passed

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March 14 newsElena Massing, Photos by Allegra Kastner

Solomon Yi-Kieran is your next VP external

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March 14 newsIsabella Ma, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Gagan Parmar wins VP finance race

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March 14 newsTrinity Sala, Photos by Micah Sébastien Zhang

Dylan Evans wins VP administration race

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March 14 newsAisha Chaudhry, Photos by Allegra Kastner

Riley Huntley wins AMS presidential race

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March 14 newsHimanaya Bajaj, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Zarifa Nawar is your next VP AUA

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March 13 newsMaya Tommasi and Ishan Choudhury

Debate #1, fact-checked: Breaking down your 2025 AMS Elections candidates’ claims

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March 13 newsAisha Chaudhry, Iman Janmohamed, Lauren Kasowski, Elena Massing, Elita Menezes and Fiona Sjaus

Platforms, fact checked: Breaking down 2025 AMS Elections candidates' claims

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March 12 newsIshan Choudhury and Sara Molinaro

Debate #2, fact-checked: Breaking down your 2025 AMS Elections candidates’ claims

March 12 newsAisha Chaudhry