Declaration of Result

In accordance with the Regulation for the Election of Six Members of Staff to Membership of Senate, elections were conducted for the following constituencies:

Academic Staff - Two vacancies

Professional Services Staff - Two vacancies

The elections were conducted on the principle of proportional representation with each member of the electorate in each constituency having a single transferable vote.

Nominations for both constituencies closed on Monday, 17 November 2025. In both constituencies, the number of persons nominated was greater than the number of vacancies to be filled, therefore elections were conducted. Following the close of polling on Sunday, 14 December 2025, the votes were collated and counted.

The candidates named below have been elected to Senate, the governing body of the University, as representatives of the Academic Staff and the Professional Services Staff, for a period of four years commencing on 1 August 2026.

Academic Staff

The total number of votes cast was 310.  The quota was 103.34.

Following the transfer of votes, the following candidates have been duly elected:

Professor Sean O’Connell               Number of Votes:      109.00

Professor Mark Lawler                    Number of Votes:      101.00

Professional Services Staff

The total number of votes cast was 527.  The quota was 175.67.

Following the transfer of votes, the following candidates have been duly elected:

Gillian Riddell                                 Number of Votes:      187.00

Jason O’Neill                                   Number of Votes:      120.00

A full analysis of the election results is available from Damien Corridan (Returning Officer) at d.corridan@qub.ac.uk.

Any further queries relating to these elections may be referred to the Returning Officer.