The results for the 2025 HISA Student Elections are LIVE! See who's leading HISA next academic year right here!
We are delighted to announce the results of the 2025 Student Elections, where students from across UHI have been voting for their new Student Officers to lead the Highlands and Islands Students’ Association, HISA, in the next academic year.
This year’s voting took place from Monday 10th March to Thursday 13th March, and we had a total turnout of 946, which is a significant increase on last year’s Spring Elections turnout. We had voting for our two Cross-Campus Officer positions, the President and Vice-President (Education), plus our Local Officers at most UHI partners. We do not have a Local Officer at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, which has its own local students’ association, and there were no nominations at UHI Argyll or the Scottish Association for Marine Science, where we are planning to hold by-elections soon.
Results have been declared by Simon Varwell, who is our Director of Student Engagement and Representation and has been appointed by HISA’s board of trustees to be the Deputy Returning Officer in the elections. See the new officer team below or watch our results video on Youtube here!
HTC Depute President - Susan Loughlin
Inverness President - Chloe Young
Inverness Depute President - Holly Storton
Moray President - Sarah Marshall
Moray Depute President - Emmaleigh Hay
North, West & Hebrides Depute President (North) - Cole Garscadden
North, West & Hebrides Depute President (West) - Abigail Teague
North, West & Hebrides Depute President (Islands) - Alasdair Macleod
Shetland Depute President - Harley Green
Orkney Depute President - Mila Tabone
Perth President - Andi Garrity
Perth Depute President - Millie Haokip
Students' Association President - Xander McDade
Vice President Education - Holly Pearce
Voting Stats
A total of 946 members voted (4.17%), casting 2,984 individual votes. This represents an increase in turnout by around 54.32% compared to the 2024 Officer Elections.
A breakdown of votes by role can be viewed below:
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Student Officer Role
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Vote Count
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Students' Association President
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776
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Vice President Education
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738
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Highland Theological College (HTC) Depute President
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5
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Inverness President
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186
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Inverness Depute President
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186
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Moray President
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92
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Moray Depute President
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91
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North, West & Hebrides Depute President (Islands)
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71
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North, West & Hebrides Depute President (North)
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79
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North, West & Hebrides Depute President (West)
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76
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Orkney Depute President
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38
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Perth President
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294
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Perth Depute President
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288
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Shetland Depute President
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64
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Over a third of voters voted in the 2025 Student Elections at an on-campus Polling Station.
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Voter Count
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Vote Count
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Polling app
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333
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1010
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Website
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617
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1974
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