Student Elections 2017
Posted 97 Months Ago
That’s it, Elections are over for another year. As you may have noticed over the past two weeks across campus, The Union has been participating in its yearly election cycle, with students nominating themselves and campaigning to become your elected representatives.
Voting opened at 8am on Wednesday 8th of March and closed on Friday the 10th at 4pm. Now the votes have been cast and collected and your representatives have been officially elected. To find out who was elected to what position please visit hwunion.com/elections/results.
This year saw our biggest ever voter turnout, with 22% (up 1.5% from last year and 10% from the year before that) of the Heriot-Watt student population taking part in our democratic process. With 22%, Heriot-Watt currently has the biggest voter turnout in Scotland, so well done to everyone who cast their vote.
It’s really important that students vote and get involved in electing their representatives. This process ensures your elected representatives can be held accountable to you and fight for your rights, needs and be a voice for you within the University and beyond.
A big thank you to everyone who took part and we hope you stay involved throughout the year and in the future.
