UTMSU Spring 2026 Elections underway
Over the next two weeks, students can expect to see an abundance of campaign materials across campus as candidates compete for their vote.
Election season has begun for students at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). Now until March 12, candidates can vote at the annual UTM Student Union (UTMSU) spring election for an executive committee and board of directors. The elections will fill UTMSU’s following positions: president, vice president (VP) internal, VP equity, VP external, VP university affairs, and 14 board of director positions.
The three-week spring election began last week with the nominations period, which ran from February 23 at 10 a.m. to February 27 at noon. During this period, each of the executive and directorial candidates received a nomination package from the UTMSU, collected handwritten nominations, and returned this package to the chief returning officer. Union staff then briefed candidates on election policies at the All Candidates Meeting on February 28.
Voting will take place from Tuesday, March 10, to Thursday, March 12, at polling stations in the William G. Davis Building, the Communication, Culture & Technology Building, the Instructional Centre, Deerfield Hall, and the Kaneff Centre. Voters must present either their TCard or government-issued ID.
Before voting, students are encouraged to meet and learn more about the candidates, as well as ask executive candidates questions about their platform, at the UTMSU Spring Elections Candidates Forum on Thursday, March 5, from noon to 2 p.m. in The Blind Duck. Some of the concerns students have already voiced in interviews with The Medium involve OSAP, advocating for student rights, allocation of UTMSU funds, and candidates having a clear plan for their potential term.
Students can learn more about the upcoming elections and find the unofficial election results afterwards at UTMSU’s ‘Elections’ page on their website.
