2026 SCSU Unofficial General
Election Results
Executives
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President
De-Mario Knowles (Impact) - 531
Kai Sealy (Amplify) - 640
Abstain - 61
Spoiled Ballots - 39
Candidate Percentage Difference - 9.31%
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Vice-President Academics and University Affairs
Maya Khan (Impact) - 520
Kaitlyn Gallagher (Amplify) - 617
Abstain - 85
Spoiled Ballots - 53
Candidate Percentage Difference - 8.53%
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Vice-President External
Khadijah Khan (Impact) - 487
Fawzia Elhag (Amplify) - 606
Abstain - 112
Spoiled Ballots - 53
Candidate Percentage Difference - 10.89%
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Vice-President Equity
Sukaina Abbas (Impact) - 487
Amal Elcharbini (Amplify) - 600
Abstain - 132
Spoiled Ballots - 58
Candidate Percentage Difference - 10.40%
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Vice-President Campus Life
Tarek Dennaoui (Impact) - 404
Emeka Okolo (Amplify) - 699
Abstain - 88
Spoiled Ballots - 53
Candidate Percentage Difference - 26.75%
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Vice-President Operations
Athisayaa Prabagar (Impact) - 493
Rakshit Hedge (Amplify) - 586
Abstain - 130
Spoiled Ballots - 64
Candidate Percentage Difference - 8.62%
Board of Directors
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Board of Director Political Science
Samantha Segarajasinghe (Impact) - 57
No - 5
Abstain - 5
Spoiled Ballots - 2
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Board of Director Biological Science
Aidan Rodricks (Impact) - 80
Abigael Olatunji (Amplify) - 59
Adiba Rahman (Independent) - 9
Salsabil Haque (Independent) - 5
Abstain - 7
Spoiled Ballots - 4
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Board of Director Philosophy
Samuella Ojo (Amplify) - 26
No - 2
Abstain - 0
Spoiled Ballots - 0
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Board of Director International Development Studies
Maya Asfour (Impact) - 16
Sukaina Syed (Amplify) - 10
Abstain - 0
Spoiled Ballots - 1
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Board of Director Health Studies
Joanna Dong (Amplify) - 60
No - 7
Abstain - 2
Spoiled Ballots - 2
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Board of Director Management
Nilaxshi Sriganeshan (Impact) - 33
Zainab Rizvi (Amplify) - 21
Abstain - 6
Spoiled Ballots - 1
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Board of Director Physical and Environmental Sciences
Anastasia Venne (Impact) - 63
No - 5
Abstain - 4
Spoiled Ballots - 1
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Board of Director Arts, Culture, and Media
San Le Zou (Impact) - 50
Alexia Bueno Blas (Amplify) - 28
Abstain - 3
Spoiled Ballots - 2
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Board of Director English
Hafsah Shaikh (Impact) - 15
Natashia Septirymen (Independent) - 9
Abstain - 1
Spoiled Ballots - 1
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Board of Director French and Linguistics
Sualys Gonzalez-Rodriguez (Independent) - 23
No - 2
Abstain - 3
Spoiled Ballots - 2
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Board of Director Historical Cultural Studies
Nayana Thayan (Impact) - 12
No - 0
Abstain - 0
Spoiled Ballots - 1
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Board of Director Human Geography
Farishta Poonawalla Gujar (Impact) - 12
No - 1
Abstain - 2
Spoiled Ballots - 0
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Board of Director Psychology, Neuroscience, & Mental Health
George Alexopoulos (Impact) - 96
Megan Dean (Amplify) -84
Abstain - 11
Spoiled Ballots - 3
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Board of Director Sociology
Tanisha Madan (Impact) - 32
No - 0
Abstain - 2
Spoiled Ballots - 1
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International Student Director
Anika Mehta (Impact) - 74
No - 8
Abstain - 9
Spoiled Ballots - 2
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Board of Director Computer and Mathematical Science
No Candidates - Opportunity to run for this position will take place in the 2026 Fall By-Elections
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Board of Director Anthropology
No Candidates - Opportunity to run for this position will take place in the 2026 Fall By-Elections
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First Year Directors (2)
No Candidates - Opportunity to run for this position will take place in the 2026 Fall By-Elections
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Part-time Director
No Candidates - Opportunity to run for this position will take place in the 2026 Fall By-Elections
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Indigenous Board of Director
No Candidates - Opportunity to run for this position will take place in the 2026 Fall By-Elections
Referendum Question: World
University Service of Canada (WUSC)
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Description
World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a national organization that partners with Canadian
universities to operate the Student Refugee Program (SRP), which enables students from refugee
backgrounds to pursue post-secondary education in Canada while receiving settlement and sponsorship
support.
We are seeking the consent of Scarborough Campus Students’ Union (SCSU) members at the University
of Toronto Scarborough to help increase the funds for the WUSC Student Refugee Program at UTSC.
Starting in May 2026, each SCSU member at the Scarborough Campus would pay a levy of $2.50 per
semester if they are a full-time student, and $0.75 per semester if they are a part-time student. These fees
would be administered by the Scarborough Campus Students’ Union (SCSU) and subsequently
transferred to the International Student Centre within the Office of Student Experience & Well-being
(OSEW) for appropriate redistribution to WUSC students at UTSC.
The International Student Centre of the Office of Student Experience & Well-being (OSEW) would be
required to spend all collected fees exclusively on the sponsorship and support of students in the Student
Refugee Program at UTSC, including but not limited to:
i.) Immigration and sponsorship fees
ii.) Basic living and settlement expenses
iii.) Transitional support
iv.) Upper-year student support where applicable
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Levy Question
Do you agree to a levy increase of $2.50 per semester for full-time students & 0.75 cents per semester for
part-time students; adjusted annually in accordance with the Ontario Consumer Price Index?
● Yes, I support increasing the levy of the WUSC Student Refugee Program at UTSC. - 432
● No, I don’t support increasing the levy of the WUSC Student Refugee Program at UTSC. - 420
● Abstain - 353
● Spoiled- 68
Demerit Point Allocation & Appeals
Demerit Point Total: AMPLIFY Candidates
Slate: 5 per candidate
March 3rd, 2026: 5 demerit points for campaign material displayed in an unauthorized area (slate had posters placed on a restricted building floor)
These demerit points were not appealed
5 points will be added to each candidate on Amplify
Slate: 5 per candidate
March 5th, 2026: 5 demerit points for unapproved campaign material (slate had an unapproved club endorsement)
ERC Ruling: Moved to strike the 5 demerit points
Kai Sealy (President): 8 total
March 10th, 2026: 15 demerit points for breach of fairplay (candidate used the term annoying towards another candidate)
ERC Ruling: Moved to reduce the allocation to 3 demerit points
Kaitlyn Gallagher (Vice-President Academics & University Affairs): 10 total
March 11th, 2026: 5 demerit points for campaigning in an unauthorized area (candidate tried to reach out to voters across the polling station)
These demerit points were not appealed
Emeka Okolo (Vice-President Campus Life): 10 total
March 5th, 2026: 5 demerit points for unsanctioned use of Union resources (candidate did a class talk during hours scheduled to work )
ERC Ruling: Moved to uphold the 5 demerit points
March 16th, 2026: 2 demerit points for unapproved campaign material (failure to remove social media posts before given deadline)
ERC Ruling: Moved to strike the 2 demerit points
Alexia Bueno Blas (Director of Arts, Culture, & Media): 12 total
March 11th, 2026: 7 demerit points for campaigning in an unauthorized area (candidate campaigned in the Tim Hortons after slates were notified not to)
These demerit points were not appealed
Demerit Point Total: WUSC Referendum Team
WUSC (Referendum Levy): 10 total
March 9th, 2026: 5 demerit points for campaign material displayed in an unauthorized area (WUSC failed to remove posters from within polling station before voting days started)
These demerit points were not appealed
March 17th, 2026: 5 demerit points for campaign material displayed in an unauthorized area (WUSC failed to remove posters on time after the end of voting days)
These demerit points were not appealed
Demerit Point Total: IMPACT Candidates
Slate: 3 per candidate
March 10th, 2026: 3 demerit points for improper distribution of campaign materials (slate had posters placed within 30cm of each other)
ERC Ruling: Moved to strike the 3 demerit points
De-Mario Knowles (President): 5 total
March 6th, 2026: 10 demerit points for campaigning in an unauthorized area (candidate had their campaign sticker displayed while at an SCSU Levy group event in the 1265 Bistro)
ERC Ruling: Moved to strike the 10 demerit points
March 11th, 2026: 5 demerit points for unapproved campaign material (candidate had an unregistered volunteer campaigning)
These demerit points were not appealed
Maya Khan (Vice-President Academics & University Affairs): 2 total
February 24th, 2026: 2 demerit points for unapproved material (candidate did not archive personal posts on campaign account)
These demerit points were not appealed
Athisayaa Prabagar (Vice-President Operations): 0 total
March 9th, 2026: 3 demerit points for unsanctioned use of Union resources (candidate provided flyers to slate during scheduled work hours)
ERC Ruling: Moved to strike the 3 demerit points
Sukaina Abbas (Vice-President Equity): 6 total
March 11th, 2026: 6 demerit points for campaigning in an unauthorized area (candidate campaigned within the green tape of the polling station)
These demerit points were not appealed
Farishta Poonawalla Gujar (Director of Human Geography): 5 total
March 11th, 2026: 5 demerit points for campaigning in an unauthorized area (candidate tried to reach out to voters across the polling station)
These demerit points were not appealed
Anastasia Venne (Director of Physical & Environmental Science): 0 total
March 9th, 2026: 3 demerit points for unsanctioned use of Union resources (candidate had a video with a campaign volunteer who was a part-time SCSU staff)
These demerit points were not appealed
Demerit Point Total: Independent Candidates
Adiba Rahman (Director of Biological Sciences): 5 total
March 10th, 2026: 3 demerit points for campaign materials displayed in an unauthorized area (candidate failed to remove posters from within polling station before voting days started)
These demerit points were not appealed