Voting for the 2026/27 Elections opens at 9am on Monday 16th March 2026.

We will have a few polling stations across campus this year as well as some roaming stations (keep an eye out for UPSU staff!).

• University Library
• Park
• Richmond
• Dennis Sciama
• Eldon

We use a system called single transferable vote. It's a much fairer way of voting and means voters get a bit more of a say, by ranking candidates from most to least favourable. So if your top pick doesn’t win, there’s a really good chance someone else you like will get in and no voting power is wasted. You can learn about the voting system here.

You can learn about transferable voting here.

Yes, so long as your course is awarded a University of Portsmouth Award at the end of your studies, you are eligible to vote, regardless of whether you are part-time, distance learners, postgrads or international students. If you are not sure if you are eligible to vote then don't worry, the system will not allow you to vote if you are not eligible. So if it lets you vote, then yay, you're eligible! If the system is not allowing you to vote and you believe you should be eligble, then please contact elections@upsu.net

Yes, so long as your course is awarded a University of Portsmouth Award at the end of your studies, you are eligible to vote, regardless of whether you are part-time, distance learners, postgrads or international students. If you are not sure if you are eligible to vote then don't worry, the system will not allow you to vote if you are not eligible. So if it lets you vote, then yay, you're eligible! If the system is not allowing you to vote and you believe you should be eligble, then please contact elections@upsu.net

Yes, so long as your course is awarded a University of Portsmouth Award at the end of your studies, you are eligible to vote, regardless of whether you are part-time, distance learners, postgrads or international students. If you are not sure if you are eligible to vote then don't worry, the system will not allow you to vote if you are not eligible. So if it lets you vote, then yay, you're eligible! If the system is not allowing you to vote and you believe you should be eligble, then please contact elections@upsu.net

Nope. Previous Elected Officers have come from all walks of University life – what unites them is their desire to improve the Portsmouth student experience. As long as you have great ideas and a passion for creating change, you’ll make a great candidate.

We use a system called single transferable vote. It's a much fairer way of voting and means voters get a bit more of a say, by ranking candidates from most to least favourable. So if your top pick doesn’t win, there’s a really good chance someone else you like will get in and no voting power is wasted. Our Elections system on our website automatically calculates the votes at the end of the voting period, when appropriate UPSU staff then note these results and get them confirmed by our Deputy Returning Officer and Returning Officer.

Of course! In fact we encourage any student that would like to attend, to come along! Come and celebrate being the democratic legend you are from using your vote and see if your favourites win on the night! Information about Results Night will be on our What's On page.