Elections
TMSU Executives and Board Members are elected by TMU undergraduate, Law and Medical students. Learn more about TMSU’s Elections and vote for your next student leaders!
2026 Run-Off Election:
Unofficial Results
Thank you to all who voted for their next Vice-President Student Life! Voting in the 2026 Vice-President Student Life Run-Off Election took place September 16-18.
Hamde Ahmed: 117 votes
Ahmmad Haidary: 88 votes
Michael Horvath: 42 votes
Student Campus Centre (SCC)
55 Gould Street, Toronto
SHIFT Centre, Floor 3
If you would like to vote in-person, you can visit the Student Campus Centre during all 3 voting days, from 10 AM to 5 PM.
About the Run-Off Election
During the 2026 General Elections, the leading Vice-President Student Life candidate was disqualified. When a leading Executive candidate is disqualified, TMSU’s Election Procedures Code requires that a re-election be held within two weeks.
That further electoral step, however, was delayed due to an ongoing court matter in which a TMSU Member argued that the outcome of their case directly affected the VP Student Life re-vote. To ensure sufficient time for the court case to be properly heard and argued, the two-week timeline for the revote was suspended pending the Court’s decision.
The court case that caused the delay in the re-vote process has now been resolved. As a result, TMSU can now move forward to finalize the election for the VP Student Life position.
The Elections Referenda Committee recommended in the General Elections Report, ratified by the Board of Directors, that a Run-Off Election be held. On August 12, 2026, the ERC voted to proceed with a Run-Off Election amongst the non-disqualified candidates who ran for this position in the 2026 General Election.
Election Timeline
The ERC has also determined that an amended election timeline will be used. Specifically, there will be a further Campaign Period of two business days on September 14 & 15, followed by a three-day Voting Period on September 16, 17 & 18.
After the Voting Period, there is a hold time of 48 hours for appeals and complaints. Unofficial Results will be posted after the appeal period. Please note delays are normal and Unofficial Results might not be posted immediately after 48 hours of the Voting Period.
- Campaign Period: September 14 & 15
- Voting Period: September 16, 17 & 18
- Unofficial Results released: 48+ hours after the Voting Period
Updated Campaign Rules
To preserve the substance of the original election, Candidates will not be permitted to introduce new campaign platforms, promises, messaging, or other substantive campaign content. Candidates who originally ran as part of a slate may, however, create revised visual campaign materials as necessary to campaign independently in the run-off election, provided that the substantive content of their campaign remains unchanged from the General Elections. Any revised Campaign Materials must be submitted to the CRO for approval prior to being made public.
Frequently Asked Questions
Additional questions about the 2026 Run-Off Elections can be directed to the Chief Returning Officer. Email cro@yourtmsu.ca for more information.
Who is considered a TMSU Member?
Full time undergraduate students currently enrolled at TMU (including those at the School of Medicine and Lincoln Alexander School of Law.
May candidates speak with any media outlets?
Students cannot engage with any media outlets, including student-run outlets, without the prior authorization of the CRO.
Based on the posted campaign period and voting period, is campaigning prohibited before or after September 14-15?
Campaigning is NOT allowed outside the Campaign Period (September 14 to 15, 2026).
Are the Executive Directors involved in overseeing the Run-Off Election, or is there someone else in charge?
The Chief Returning Officer (CRO) that administered the 2026 General Elections will oversee the 2026 VPSL run-off election. The CRO was hired following a rigorous selection process that included background checks by an independent investigator.
Is anyone banned from running?
TMSU’s By-laws and Election Procedures Code set out the rules about candidate eligibility. The Elections Referenda Committee (ERC) voted that one candidate who was disqualified in the previous election is not eligible to run for VP Student Life in this Run-Off Election.
What should people do if they feel candidates or other students are acting improperly during the election?
Contact the CRO at cro@yourtmsu.ca. It is the responsibility of candidates to read and understand the rules of the TMSU’s by-election as laid out in the Elections Procedure code , and ensure all Campaign Team Members are complying. Failure to follow the rules of the EPC can result in demerit points and, in serious cases or for repeated misconduct, disqualification.
Are Candidates that don’t publicly campaign allowed to compete?
At the end of the day, we are relying once again on our complaint procedure, so if someone does campaign prior to the allotted time that campaigning is legal for TMSU elections, then we are hoping our members will reach out. Word-of-mouth campaigning without online marketing or postering is still considered campaigning! The ERC has introduced mandatory identification in pictures for candidates, so people actually know who is running.
Is it possible that the election is ruled null and void?
During the 2025 By-Elections, the Executive Election was ruled null and void due to the extraordinary number of complaints and overwhelming evidence of widespread improper interference with Members’ votes in relation to the Executive candidates. If that happens again, ruling the Election null and void is not out of the realm of possibility.
That being said, this is never the ideal solution. We hope that the safeguards recently introduced will allow us to have successful General Elections.