ams elections 2025

March 26News

AMS election sees high abstention rates, varied voter turnout

This year, 17.4 per cent of eligible students voted in the 2025 AMS Elections ballot, marking a drop in turnout compared to 2023 and 2024, according to a voting report sent to The Ubyssey by AMS Elections.

Iman Janmohamed

March 18News

Referendum calling on AMS to support two-day student strike for Palestine passes

The student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day student strike from March 24–25 to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations passed.

Aisha Chaudhry

March 14News

Nawar, Lorien, Hassib, Gupta, Yi-Kieran win UBC Senate seats

Zarifa Nawar, Jasper Lorien, Kareem Hassib, Ananya Gupta and Solomon Yi-Kieran won the five student senator-at-large seats.

Sophia Samilski, Paloma Green and Colin Angell, Photos by Saumya Kamra, Allegra Kastner, Micah Sébastien Zhang and Mayvelyn Bugh

March 14News

Cade Desjarlais, Jasper Lorien elected to UBC’s Board of Governors

Cade Desjarlais and Jasper Lorien have both been elected to UBC’s Board of Governors.

Viyan Handley, Photos by Saumya Kamra

March 14News

Three of four AMS-proposed referenda passed

The fee increase stood as the only AMS-proposed referendum that did not pass.

Bernice Wong

March 14News

Solomon Yi-Kieran is your next VP external

Solomon Yi-Kieran has been elected as your next VP external after running uncontested.

Elena Massing, Photos by Allegra Kastner

March 14News

Gagan Parmar wins VP finance race

Gagan Parmar is your next VP finance.

Isabella Ma, Photos by Saumya Kamra

March 14News

Dylan Evans wins VP administration race

Dylan Evans is your next VP administration, winning the uncontested race.

Trinity Sala, Photos by Micah Sébastien Zhang

March 14News

Riley Huntley wins AMS presidential race

Riley Huntley is your next AMS president.

Aisha Chaudhry, Photos by Allegra Kastner

March 14News

Zarifa Nawar is your next VP AUA

Nawar, who was elected to the VP AUA position after a by-election, defeated current AUS VP academic Ananya Gupta.

Himanaya Bajaj, Photos by Saumya Kamra

March 13News

Debate #1, fact-checked: Breaking down your 2025 AMS Elections candidates’ claims

Our fact-checking team worked behind the scenes to check all the big claims made by AMS elections candidates.

Maya Tommasi and Ishan Choudhury

March 13News

Platforms, fact checked: Breaking down 2025 AMS Elections candidates' claims

Here we're covering major platform points from candidates in every race.

Aisha Chaudhry, Iman Janmohamed, Lauren Kasowski, Elena Massing, Elita Menezes and Fiona Sjaus

March 12News

Debate #2, fact-checked: Breaking down your 2025 AMS Elections candidates’ claims

Our fact-checking team works behind the scenes to check all the big claims made by candidates.

Ishan Choudhury and Sara Molinaro

March 12News

Unofficial vote-no campaign launched against referendum asking AMS to support two-day strike for Palestine

An unofficial and unapproved vote-no campaign, called Vote No UBC, has began against a student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day student strike from March 24-25 to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations.

Aisha Chaudhry

March 12News

Great Debate, fact-checked: Breaking down 2025 AMS Elections candidates claims

Here we're covering the Great Debate on March 6 where the candidates for all positions debated each other.

Aisha Chaudhry and Lauren Kasowski