2026 YFS General Elections
The York Federation of Students’ General Elections are coming up! Please see below for more details.
Election Report
Election Resources
Important Dates
The Nomination period for the YFS General Election will be happening from January 14th to January 30th.
Nomination packages can be picked up at the YFS Main Office (336 First Student Centre) as of 10am on January 14th.
The All-Candidates meeting will be held on January 30th at 6pm in the Second Student Centre, Room 344 - A3.
The Campaigning period will be from February 2nd to February 13th at 4pm.
The Executive Debate will take place in person at the Keele Campus and online on February 4th at 10am. Please find further details below.
The Voting period will be from February 10th to February 13th. Voting will be available both in person and virtually, please find further details below.
List of Candidates:
Executive
President
Symone Lennon - Community Action Together (CAT)
Vice President Operations
Adam Epstein
Shallin Scott - Community Action Together (CAT)
Vice President Campaigns & Advocacy
Farida Fouad - Community Action Together (CAT)
Vice President Equity
Asli Ahmed - Community Action Together (CAT)
Adrianna Wintermans
Vice President Campus Life
Lakshika Khurana
Shahzeb Saleem - Community Action Together (CAT)
Varun Sharma
Please note: According to YFS by-laws, all positions (including those that are uncontested) are subject to be voted on by the membership.
Director-At-Large
Faculty of Arts, Media, Performance & Design
Sophia Koudriavtseva - Community Action Together (CAT)
Faculty of Education
Danyeah Downie - Community Action Together (CAT)
Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change
Rachelle Abi-Najem - Community Action Together (CAT)
Faculty of Health
Soren Azarmanesh Mahjoobi
Alexander Jagoe - Community Action Together (CAT)
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Sarthak Kumra
Oluwanifemi Tamilore Adewumi - Community Action Together (CAT)
Zaid Yaqobi
Faculty of Science
Stephanie Luong - Community Action Together (CAT)
Lassonde School of Engineering
Javed Bin Jamal
Vedant Vasudeva - Community Action Together (CAT)
Bethune College
Yazan Hamed - Community Action Together (CAT)
Calumet College
Marie-Ange Tshiendela - Community Action Together (CAT)
Founders College
Nicole Asiimwe - Community Action Together (CAT)
Glendon College
Khadissatou Gueye - Community Action Together (CAT)
Sha’anan Rosenblum
Markham College
Elleanna Ali - Community Action Together (CAT)
McLaughlin College
Katie Spears Osazee - Community Action Together (CAT)
New College
Rhoda Ajeigbe - Community Action Together (CAT)
Schulich School of Business
Richard Kwong
Stong College
Amna Baloch - Community Action Together (CAT)
Vanier College
Rohit Tiwari - Community Action Together (CAT)
Winters College
Daniela Mlckovsky - Community Action Together (CAT)
Voting Information
IN-PERSON VOTING
POLLING STATION HOURS
Please have your York ID (or valid government ID) and student number ready when casting your vote.
There are 12 polling stations across the Keele, Glendon, and Markham campuses:
Vari Hall Rotunda (2)
Scott Library - Central Square (2)
Lassonde Building
Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building Lobby
Vanier College Lobby
Accolade West Lobby
First Student Centre Lobby
Second Student Centre, by the welcome desk
Glendon College Cafeteria, near the ATM
Markham Campus *
*(second floor atrium on February 10th, first floor atrium on all other days)
Both in-person and virtual polling stations will be open the following hours:
Tuesday, February 10th to Thursday, February 12th - 9:00am to 7:00pm
Friday, February 13th - 9:00am to 4:00pm
VIRTUAL VOTING
Please have your York ID (or valid government ID) and student number ready, and be prepared to turn your camera on to verify your York ID.
Executive Candidate Debate
The Executive Candidate Debate is taking place on Wednesday, February 4th at 10:00am in the First Student Centre, Room 430 (YUGSA Graduate Lounge).
The Executive Candidate Debate provides candidates the opportunity to speak about their platforms. It also gives members the chance to ask questions to candidates about their goals and priorities, if elected.
The debate will be accessible through Zoom, as well as in-person. Please find the link to join through the button on the right.
For more information on the election, please visit our by-laws or reach out to cro@yfs.ca with any questions or concerns.