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NUS Elections

Click below to go to our pages for this years elections and information on what has happened in previous years. Below is also information on the NUS Task and Finish Group on Student Participation in NUS Elections which reported to National Conference in 2012.

Click here for NUS UK Elections 2014


Information on how to nominate, rules, who the candidates are and much more...

Click here for NUS UK Elections 2013


Results of the elections at National Conference 2013, documents from the elections and the manifestos of the candidates.

Click here for NUS UK Elections 2012

Results of the elections at National Conference 2012, documents from the elections and the manifestos of the candidates.

Click here for NUS UK Elections 2011

Results of the elections at National Conference 2011, documents from the elections and the manifestos of the candidates who won.

For information on the elections within the NUS Zones, NUS Nations and NUS-USI, NUS Liberation Campaigns and the NUS Sections, please follow the links below to the relevant Conference page (to be updated for 2013);
Further Education Zone
Higher Education Zone
Welfare Zone
Union Development Zone
Society and Citizenship Zone
NUS Wales
NUS Scotland
NUS-USI

LGBT Campaign
Womens Campaign
Black Student Campaign
Disabled Students Campaign

International Students
Postgraduate Students
Mature and Part Time Students

Click here for our Democracy Deadlines Calendar

All the deadlines and dates for the NUS Conferences and Elections  

Task and Finish Group on Student Participation in Elections in NUS

The membership of this group was as follows;
Chair - Joe Oliver - NUS NEC Block of 15
NEC Member - Mark Bergfeld - NUS NEC Block of 15
NEC Member - Michael Chessum - NUS NEC Block of 15
Representative of the Chief Returning Officer - Colina Wright - De Montfort Students Union Democracy and Representation Manager
Student Member - Josh Clare - Newman Students' Union President
Student Member - Reni Eddo-Lodge - University of Central Lancashire Students' Union President
Student Member - Jez Harvey - Bangor University Students' Union Trustee
Gareth Oughton - Students' Union Staff Member - Exeter Students' Guild Director of Membership Services
Tony Payne - Students' Union Staff Member - Canterbury College Students' Union Student Activities Manager
Jack Matthews - Other - Founder of TheyWorkForStudents

The formal role of the group was to:
  • Consider the legitimacy issues of using union Delegates as voters in NUS Elections
  • Consider the appropriateness of alternative systems from both a principled and practical point of view
  • Consider the polling system that would be required to implement OMOV and consider its security, fairness, accessibility, legal implications and cost
  • Research the possibilities of carrying out ballots, consultations or policy debates online
  • Consult with Students’ union Officers, staff, and students on their views on this issue

The final report of the group can be found below;
Final Report of the OMOV Workgroup
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