HISA Student Elections 2025 - The Results!

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

The candidates were...

• Susan Loughlin - 3 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 1 vote

Inverness President - Chloe Young 

The candidates were...

• Chloe Young - 94 votes
• Bryce G.D. Tulloch - 32 votes
• Anna Gardzinska - 42 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 11 votes

Inverness Depute President - Holly Storton 

The candidates were...

• Holly Storton - 170 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 8 votes

Moray President - Sarah Marshall

The candidates were...

• Emmaleigh Hay - 83 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 4 votes

Moray Depute President - Emmaleigh Hay 

The candidates were...

• Emmaleigh Hay - 78 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 9 votes

North, West & Hebrides Depute President (North) - Cole Garscadden

The candidates were...

• Cole Garscadden - 64 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 8 votes

North, West & Hebrides Depute President (West) - Abigail Teague

The candidates were...

• Abigail Teague - 41 votes
• Sacha Lakelin - 31 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 0 votes

North, West & Hebrides Depute President (Islands) - Alasdair Macleod

The candidates were...

• Alasdair Macleod - 63 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 5 votes

Shetland Depute President - Harley Green

The candidates were...

• Harley Green - 64 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 0 votes

Orkney Depute President - Mila Tabone 

The candidates were...

• Mila Tabone - 36 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 2 votes

Perth President - Andi Garrity

The candidates were...

• David Leslie - 99 votes
• Andi Garrity - 181 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 6 votes

Perth Depute President - Millie Haokip 

The candidates were...

• Gillian Geddes - 118 votes votes
• Millie Haokip - 158 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 6 votes

Students' Association President - Xander McDade 

The candidates were...

• Charlotte Usher - 169 votes
• Carla Coyle - 157 votes
• Xander McDade - 392 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 15 votes

Vice President Education - Holly Pearce

The candidates were...

• Holly Pearce - 314 votes
• Ahren Armstrong - 106 votes
• Nataliia Harasymiuk - 88 votes
• Glen Dickson - 192 votes
• RON (Re-Open Nominations) - 7 votes

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:

Over a third of voters voted in the 2025 Student Elections at an on-campus Polling Station.