The UMGSA General Election nomination period begins February 6th, 2023.
Click here to view the 2023/2024 Candidates *coming soon*
Click here to view the HSGSA Candidates *coming soon*
The positions available include:
- President
- Vice-President, Services & Support
- Vice-President, Academic
- Vice-President, Finance & Administration
- Senator
- Senator
The detailed description of each role can be found on pages 8-10 of the Governance & Operations Manual
Click here to access the Governance & Operations manual.
Election Forums
The UMGSA Election Forums are a great venue for you to listen to each candidate speak on student issues.
Fort Garry Campus & Bannatyne Campus Joint Forum
Date & Time: March 15th, 2023 at 5:00PM CT
Location: Zoom
The Election Forum is open to all graduate students and is a chance for YOU to ask the UMGSA Executive Candidates any questions you have about their plans for the 2023/24 term, before casting your vote.
Register in advance for the Election Forum here:
2023 UMGSA Election Forum | UMGSA
Relevant deadlines and dates
- Nomination Period: February 6-17, 2023
- Pre-Campaign Period: February 20-26, 2023
- Campaign Prep Period: February 27- March 12, 2023
- Campaign Period: March 13-19, 2023
- Voting Period: March 20-21, 2023
*please note that the ‘Nomination period’ and the ‘Campaign prep period’ also counts as part of the ‘pre-campaign’ period for regulation purposes.
Voting Period
Voting will take place from 9AM (9:00) Monday, March 20th to 5PM (17:00) on Tuesday, March 21st.
Voting will take place by online vote only. You can vote via the link that will be sent to your @myumanitoba.ca email address at the start of the voting period. Please check your junk mail if you do not receive the voting email on Monday morning.
Application guidelines and forms
Kindly review the Election & Referendum Manual and appropriate forms below.
- Carefully read the Election and Referendum Manual
- Fill the Election Nomination form
- Click here to access the complaint form
- Click here to access the appeal form
If you have any questions, concerns or feedback , please contact the Chief Returning Officer, Sudhanshu Bhatnagar at cro@umgsa.org.