George Abaraonye has been elected Oxford Union President for Hilary Term 2026 with 611 first preferences against opponent Rosalie Chapman’s 416 first preferences. Turnout was 1208, which falls significantly short of the previous election, where 1737 votes were cast.
Prior to the election, George Abaraonye had told Cherwell: “I’m not promising perfection, I’m promising presence, purpose, and a plan. If you’ve ever felt like this place wasn’t for you…then maybe, this time, it actually can be.”
Elsewhere, Brayden Lee was elected Librarian, beating opponent Victor Marroquin-Merino. Matthew Chiu and Samy Medjdoub, both running unopposed, were elected as Treasurer and Secretary respectively.
The following were elected to Standing Committee, from most to fewest votes: Arwa Elrayess, Liza Barkova, Prajwal Pandey, Daniel Eldridge, Katie Pannick, and Catherine Xu.
Meanwhile, Secretary’s Committee will be made up of the following: Vijay Pathak, Will Lawson, Milo Donovan, Sara Hughes, Qasim Ahmad, Zahra Saeed, Dheeraj K Singh, Catherine Kola-Balogun, Trishaad Surty, Oliver Douglas, and Oliver Green.
