2013 Winter Referendum Results
January 31, 2013
KINGSTON, ON – Below are the results of the 2013 Winter Referendum.
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.30 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support AIESEC Queen’s?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 3535 57
No - 2695 43
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.75 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support Artignite?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 3103 50
No - 3118 50
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.50 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support LifeBeat Newspaper?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 2825 46
No - 3377 54
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.15 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support the Queen’s Academic Quiz Team?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 3081 50
No - 3113 50
Do you agree to the establishment of a $1.25 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support the Queen’s Debating Union?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 3133 50
No - 3082 50
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.25 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support Queen’s Half the Sky?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 3469 56
No - 2700 44
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.25 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support Queen’s for OOCH?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 3760 61
No - 2414 39
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.25 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support the Queen’s Power Unit Youth Organization?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 3690 60
No - 2477 40
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.10 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support Queen’s Soul Food?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 4469 72
No - 1745 28
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.25 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support the Queen’s University Blood Team?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 4850 78
No - 1386 22
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.50 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support Ultraviolet Magazine?
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 2718 44
No - 3486 56
Do you agree to the continuation of the Kingston Youth Shelter Project fee of $0.85 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 1999 and last went to referendum in 2010.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 5266 84
No - 1001 16
Do you agree to the continuation of the Positive Space Program fee of $0.25 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2004 and last went to referendum in 2009.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 4263 69
No - 1950 31
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen's Best Buddies fee of $0.50 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2007 and last went to referendum in 2009.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 4594 74
No - 1629 26
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen's Engineers Without Borders fee of $0.75 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2010 and last went to referendum in 2010.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 4471 72
No - 1766 28
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen's Free The Children fee of $1.50 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2009 and last went to referendum in 2009.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 4479 72
No - 1724 28
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen's Social Investment Initiative fee of $0.70 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2010 and last went to referendum in 2010.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 3541 58
No - 2609 42
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen's Students For Literacy fee of $0.75 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 1994 and last went to referendum in 2010.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 4409 72
No - 1755 28
Do you agree to the continuation of the Students for Wishes (Queen's University) fee of $1.00 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2009 and last went to referendum in 2009.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 4281 69
No - 1900 31
Do you agree to the continuation of the Sustainability Action Fund fee of $2.00 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2009 and last went to referendum in 2009.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 4028 65
No - 2160 35
Do you agree to the continuation of the Telephone Aid Line Kingston fee of $1.00 (AMS Mandatory fee) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 1999 and last went to referendum in 2009.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 4204 68
No - 2017 32
Do you agree to the continuation of the World University Services of Canada (formerly Student Refugee Support) fee of $1.95 (AMS Mandatory fee) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2004 and last went to referendum in 2009.
Choice Votes Percentage
Yes - 3872 63
No – 2318 37
Please direct all media inquiries to Taylor Mann, AMS Communications Officer, at comm@ams.queensu.ca 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 14,200 students and is the oldest student government in Canada. The constituency is represented through 12 faculty and residence societies. The AMS Council, which is made up of a three-person executive, six commissioners, and three directors, oversees all day-to-day activities within the Society, including 14 corporate services and various government committees that address virtually all matters of student life at Queen’s.
