There are 598 candidates running in the Representative Council elections of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki. In the previous elections in 2016, the number of candidates was 597.
There were 11 groups that nominated candidates for the elections, with some of these groups intending to act in the Representative Council as several separate groups. Some of the groups have their background in subject organisations, some are independent electoral alliances of student nations and some are political electoral coalitions.
A new political electoral alliance to nominate candidates for HYY’s elections was Vapauden puolesta, formed by Blue Reform and Christian Democrats, with 3 candidates. Other political groups in the elections include the Social Democratic Students’ Association (OSY) with 26 candidates and the Maailmanpyörä electoral alliance consisting of Helsinki University Greens and Independent Left with 114 candidates. HYY’s Greens have 54 candidates, whereas Independent Left have 60 candidates. Electoral coalition Edistykselliset, consisting of students of the National Coalition Party and the Keskeiset list of Centre Students Finland, nominated 66 candidates. Students of the National Coalition Party have 57 candidates, whereas Keskeiset have 9. Other political coalitions are the Finns Party’s electoral coalition with 7 candidates, Pirates with 4 candidates and the Liberal electoral coalition with 2 candidates.
The group to nominate the most candidates for the elections was HELP, hailing from a subject organisation background, nominating a total of 120 candidates for the elections. HELP consists of students of veterinary medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, medicine and law.
HYY’s Representative Council elections are held as electronic elections on 31 October–2 November and 5–7 November 2018. The elections are held to elect the Student Union's highest decision-making body, the 60-member Representative Council. All HYY’s members, around 27,000 students at the University of Helsinki, are eligible to vote in the elections. The Representative Council has the highest decision-making power in HYY and makes decisions on issues such as the Student Union’s budget of several million euros, its major policies on the organisations operating within the Student Union, the University and society, and the business direction of the company we own, HYY Group. In addition to this, the Representative Council appoints the Student Union's Board and chairs as well as the student members of the Board of the University of Helsinki.
Number of candidates per group (change from previous elections)
HELP 120 (+29)
Maailmanpyörä 114 (-3)
HYAL 103 (-1)
Osakuntalainen vaalirengas 93 (-50)
Edistykselliset 66 (+11)
Svenska Nationer och Ämnesföreningar 60 (+22)
Social Democratic Students’ Association OSY ry 26 (-14)
Finns Party’s electoral coalition 7 (+4)
Pirates 4 (0)
Vapauden puolesta – Blue Reform and Christian Democrats 3 (new)
Liberal electoral coalition 2 (0)
The candidate numbers are published on 9 October on HYY’s website https://hyy.fi/elections.
Further information
Election Coordinator Silva Loikkanen
[email protected]
046 921 7850
Ruut Luukkonen
Viestintäasiantuntija / Kommunikationsspecialist / Communications Specialist
+358 50 543 9609
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