Elections will be held on March 3, 4, and 5, 2026, to fill vacant undergraduate student, graduate student, teaching and non-teaching staff representative seats on the following University-wide governing bodies:
Board of Governors
Graduate Student Representative
- One vacancy (2-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028)
Teaching Staff Representative
- One vacancy (3-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029)
Non-Teaching Staff Representative
- One vacancy (3-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029)
Senate
Undergraduate Student Representatives – one from each of the following Faculties
- Faculty of Engineering (2-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028)
- Faculty of Science (2-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028)
Graduate Student Representatives – one from each of the following Faculties
- Faculty of Business (2-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028)
- Faculty of Humanities (2-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028)
- Faculty of Social Sciences (2-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028)
University Planning Committee
Graduate Student Representative
- One vacancy (2-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028)
Undergraduate Student Representative
- One vacancy (2-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028)
University Student Fees Committee
Teaching Staff Representative
- One vacancy (3-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029)
Graduate Student Representative
- One vacancy (1-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027) – renewable once
Undergraduate Student Representative
- One vacancy (1-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027) – renewable once
Part-Time Undergraduate Student Representative
- One vacancy (1-year term, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027) – renewable once
Nomination Period
Monday Jan. 26, 2026 to Monday Feb. 9, 2026
Nomination forms are available at secretariat.mcmaster.ca/elections/
Completed nomination forms must be received by the University Secretariat by 12 p.m. on Monday Feb. 9, 2026.