The Representative Council election results

Standing for the representative elections of Häme University of Applied Sciences’ student union was organized from 19 September to 10 October 2024.

The representative elections were organized as an electronic election from 31 October to 6 November 2024. There were a total of 27 candidates in the elections.

Votes were cast in the elections in total: 519
Voter turnout: 13.2%.

The following representatives are elected to the council:

Comparison number	Candidate	Elected / In reserve	Electoral Alliance	Degree Programme	Candidates Number of Votes	Electoral Alliances Number of votes
195	Toni Leivaara	ELECTED	Tradenöörit	Rakennus- ja yhdyskuntatekniikka	27	195
97,5	Jenni Rosendahl	ELECTED	Tradenöörit	Sähkö- ja automaatiotekniikka	24	195
97	Olli-Petteri Lahti	ELECTED	Hyvinvointiliitto	Sairaanhoitaja	33	97
82	Pipsa Remes	ELECTED	Lepaan Liitto	Puutarhatalous	48	82
65	Jukka Viitanen	ELECTED	Tradenöörit	Tietojenkäsittely	23	195
48,75	Iida Kekki	ELECTED	Tradenöörit	Liiketalous	17	195
48,5	Riina Kinnunen	ELECTED	Hyvinvointiliitto	Sosionomi	33	97
46	Janani Attygalle	ELECTED		Smart and Sustainable Design	46	46
45	Henriikka Mastokangas	ELECTED		Kestävä kehitys	45	45
41	Kia Vasarainen	ELECTED	Lepaan Liitto	Puutarhatalous	20	82
40	Mikko Hakala	ELECTED	Evonkuusiliitto	Metsätalous	15	40
39	Iisa Leino	ELECTED	Tradenöörit	Liiketalous	14	195
32,5	Leevi Meriläinen	ELECTED	Tradenöörit	Konetekniikka	14	195
32,33	Aleksi Kallio	ELECTED	Hyvinvointiliitto	Sairaanhoitaja	22	97
27,86	Noora Lempinen	ELECTED	Tradenöörit	Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka	14	195
27,33	Laura Kokkonen	ELECTED	Lepaan Liitto	Puutarhatalous	14	82
24,36	Osmo Jukkola	ELECTED	Tradenöörit	Liikenneala	13	195
24,25	Juno Olkkola	ELECTED	Hyvinvointiliitto	Sosionomi	9	97
21,67	Eemeli Mäenpää	ELECTED	Tradenöörit	Liikenneala	12	195
20	Pinja Saturi	ELECTED	Evonkuusiliitto	Metsätalous	13	40
19,5	Mikael Laitinen	ELECTED	Tradenöörit	Liiketalous	10	195
17,73	Heini Heikkilä-Nikkanen	IN RESERVE	Tradenöörit	Rakennus- ja yhdyskuntatekniikka	9	195
16,25	Markus Tiitta	IN RESERVE	Tradenöörit	Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka	9	195
15	Riku Arkko	IN RESERVE	Tradenöörit	Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka	9	195
14	Timofei Beresnev	IN RESERVE		Computer Applications	14	14
13,33…	Petri Sydänmaanlakka	IN RESERVE	Evonkuusiliitto	Metsätalous	8	40
10	Verneri Zetterman	IN RESERVE	Evonkuusiliitto	Metsätalous	4	40

Congratulations to all!

All candidates in the election who were not elected are in reserve. If an elected member of the Representative Council resigns from their term of office or becomes otherwise disqualified, they shall be replaced by the the in reserve member with the highest comparison number.

At the organizational meeting, the composition of the Representative Council is confirmed and the Board is elected

The organization meeting of the council will be held on Monday 25 November 2024 at Hämeenlinna University Centre. The organizational meeting is open to all HAMKO members, all members are welcome to follow the meeting.

In addition to the organization of the delegation, the meeting will elect HAMKO’s Board for 2025. If you are interested in a board position, please contact Executive Director Aleksi Kurvi, tj@hamko.fi or 2024 Chair of the Board Henriikka Mastokankangas, pj@hamko.fi.

Why aren’t candidates elected based on individual votes?

The reason is the proportional election method used in Finland and the d’Hondt method. In this system, a candidate’s success depends not only on their number of votes but also on the total votes of their electoral alliance. Each electoral alliance gets as many representatives as its number of votes entitles in relation to other alliances and the number of votes of independent candidates.