Graphic by Mariko Kuroda/The Gazelle
After a heavily
debated student election, the Elections Commission released the results of this semester's NYU Abu Dhabi Student Government Executive Board and class representatives elections on April 26, 2015. Voter participation was 71.4 percent of the student body. The results are as follows:
PRESIDENT
Farah Shamout, Class of 2016
Number of votes: 240
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 46.4
VICE PRESIDENT
Quan Vuong, Class of 2017
Number of votes: 248
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 46.4
Treasurer
Layan Abu-Yassin, Class of 2016
Number of votes: 237
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 45.8
Global Vice President
Samia Ahmed, Class of 2016
Number of votes: 324
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 62.7
Senator
James Gardner, Class of 2017
Number of votes: 360
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 69.6
Officer of Communications
Farzan Ahmad Khan, Class of 2018
Number of votes: 167
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 32.3
Officer of External Affairs
Noor al Mahruqi, Class of 2016
Number of votes: 327
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 63.0
Senior Representative
Angela Ortega Pastor, Class of 2016
Number of votes: 56
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 40.9
Junior Representative
Joseph Chu, Class of 2017
Number of votes: 54
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 32.5
Sophomore Representative
Nick Chaubey, Class of 2018
Number of votes: 59
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 22.7
SIG recognition guidelines referendum
Did not pass.
Number of votes: 209
Percentage of total votes, including abstentions: 40.4