Declaration of Final Election Results 2026

In accordance with the University of Canberra (Election of Staff and Student Members to Academic Board and Council) Rules 2024 and the Student Representative Council Rules and Election Procedures, all elections have now closed with the following results declared.

Position	Term of office commencing 1 Jan 2027	Method of Election	Elected Member
University Council
Undergraduate student representative	2 years	Electronic Ballot	Chenny Chen
Postgraduate student representative	2 years	Electronic Ballot	Beth Canty
Academic Board
2 x Academic Staff Representatives (Levels A–C)	2 years	Electronic Ballot	Rachel Campbell Rana Tayara
4 x Academic Staff Representatives (Levels D–E)	2 years	Electronic Ballot	Amanda George Mark Naunton Raechel Johns Kumudu Munasinghe
1 x Academic Board Postgraduate Student Representative	2 years	Elected Unopposed	Khang (Kenny) Ho
1 x General Staff Representative (Level 9 or above)	2 years	Electronic Ballot	Robert Rigby
Student Representative Council
Faculty of Arts and Design student representative	1 year	Electronic Ballot	Jeramie Joyce Domingo
Faculty of Business, Government & Law student representative	1 year	Electronic Ballot	Hunter Waskiw
Faculty of Health student representative	1 year	Electronic Ballot	Kezia Mariam Joseph
Faculty of Science and Technology student representative	1 year	Electronic Ballot	Abhiram Eerla
Higher Degree by Research (HDR) student representative	1 year	Electronic Ballot	Xu Wen
International student representative	1 year	Electronic Ballot	Praween Chhetri

Positions receiving no nominations

The following positions received no nominations and will be open for casual vacancies from 9 November 2026 to 23 November 2026. If you wish to nominate, please email elections@canberra.edu.au nominating with a short bio.

Body	Position	Term
Academic Board	Academic Staff Representative (Research Centre or Institute)	1 year
Student Representative Council	Faculty of Education	1 year
Student Representative Council	Ngunnawal Centre student representative (All Indigenous students)	1 year

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