2016 Fall Referendum

November 3, 2016

Kingston ON – Below are the results of the 2016 Fall Referendum. Voter turnout was 22%.

Do you agree to the continuation of the CFRC mandatory fee of $7.79 for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 1976 and last went to referendum in the spring of 2014.
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           51.5%
No –           48.5%

Do you agree to an increase in the Queen’s Concrete Canoe Team (subject to individual opt-out) from $0.40 to $0.50, an increase of $0.10?
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           50.7%
No –           49.3%

Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Concrete Toboggan Team fee of $0.25 (mandatory fee / subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years. This fee was originally established in 2008 and last went to referendum in 2014.

Choice      Percentage
Yes –           55.7%
No –           44.3%

Do you agree to an increase in the Canadian Undergraduate Conference on Healthcare`s fee (subject to individual opt-out) from $0.25 to $0.35, an increase of $0.10?
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           65.7%
No –           34.3%

Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.55 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support FreshSight Queen`s?
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           65.5%
No –           34.5%

Do you agree to the continuation of the Good Times Diner fee of $0.50 subject to individual opt-out for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2013/2014 and last went to referendum in 2013.
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           74.7%
No –           25.3%

Do you agree to an increase in the Queen’s Helping Haiti fee (subject to individual opt-out) from $0.50 to $0.60, an increase of $0.10?
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           67.6%
No –           32.4%

Do you agree to an increase in the Kingston Canadian Film Festival fee (subject to individual opt-out) from $0.25 to $0.50, an increase of $0.25?
Choice     Percentage
Yes –           53.5%
No –          46.5%

Do you agree to the continuation of the Loving Spoonful fee of $0.95 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2014 and last went to referendum in 2014.
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           73.6%
No –           26.4%

Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s First Aid Campus Response Team mandatory fee of $3.75 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years. This fee was originally established in 2000 and last went to referendum in 2013?”
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           86.3%
No –           13.7%

Do you agree to an increase in the Queen’s International Affairs Association fee (subject to individual opt-out) from $0.80 to $1.95, an increase of $1.15? This fee was previously a mandatory fee in the amount of $0.80 and was established in 2000.
Choice      Percentage
Yes –          51.6%
No –          48.4%

Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen`s Musical Theatre fee of $0.50, (subject to individual opt-out), for the next three years. This fee was originally established in 2004 and last went to referendum in 2013-2014.
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           66.1%
No –           33.9%

“Do you agree to the continuation of a fee of $0.25 in support of Room to Read: Queen’s University Chapter, subject to individual opt-out for the next three years? This fee was originally established in Fall 2013.”

Choice      Percentage
Yes –           75.2%
No –           24.8%

Do you agree to the continuation of the Mostly Autonomous Sailing Team fee of $0.30 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2010 and last went to referendum in 2013.

Choice      Percentage
Yes –           58.4%
No –           41.6%

“Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.25 fee (subject to individual opt out) to support the club Exercise is Medicine Canada @ Queen’s University?”

Choice      Percentage
Yes –           70.8%
No –           29.2%

Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.05 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support Queen’s Love146?

Choice      Percentage
Yes –           68.3%
No –           31.7%

Do you agree to the continuation of the Friends of MSF: Queen’s fee (subject to individual opt-out) of $0.25 for the next three years. This fee was originally established in 2010 and last went to referendum in 2013.
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           71.8%
No –           28.2%

“Do you agree to an increase in the Queen’s Bands mandatory fee from $4 to $4.15, an increase of $0.15?” This fee was originally established in 1986 and last went to referendum in 2013-2014.
Choice      Percentage
Yes –           54.1%
No –           45.9%

Please direct all media inquiries to Bianca Balazic, AMS Director of Communications, at or (613) 533-6000 x 75850.

BACKGROUNDER
Alma Mater Society (AMS) – http://www.myams.org
The central undergraduate student government at Queen’s University, the AMS represents over 17,000 students and is the oldest student government in Canada. There are over 100 student volunteers and 500 paid staff.