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Welfare Officer

2026 Student Elections
Runs from 16 Mar 2026 9:00 until 19 Mar 2026 13:00
Single Transferable Vote
Active Students

Position Information

Welfare Officer - 2026

Main information regarding this Election Position

This is the election for the position of Welfare Officer in the 2026 student elections. Please take a look at the job description here.

All candidates (including No Suitable Candidate) will be displayed below after the nominations close on February 27th.

This election is conducted using the single transferable vote (STV) system, meaning voters can rank candidates by preference. You can learn more about the STV system here: Single Transferable Voting.

Voting in this Election will open at 9AM on Monday, March 16th, 2026, and close at 1PM on Thursday, March 19th, 2026.

Results will be announced at 6 PM on Thursday, 19th March 2026.

You can contact elections@upsu.net if you need any help or support.

Position Information

Start Date: 2026-03-16 09:00:00
(1 month from now)
End Date: 2026-03-19 13:00:00
(1 month from now)
Voting System: Single Transferable Vote
Elected positions: 1

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