2018 Fall Referendum Results
Below are the results of the 2018 Fall Referendum held among AMS members (undergraduate, Medicine, and MBA students at Queen’s). AMS voter turnout was 23.2%
Triennial Review
“Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Health Outreach fee of $3.75 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2006 and last went to referendum in 2015.”
Choice Votes Percentage
YES 2897 79.1
NO 766 20.9
Abstain 547
“Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Space Engineering Team fee of $0.69(subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2009 and last went to referendum in 2015.”
Choice Votes Percentage
YES 2707 72.3
NO 1039 27.7
Abstain 464
“Do you agree to the continuation of the Camp Outlook fee of $1.00 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2016 and last went to referendum in 2016.”
Choice Votes Percentage
YES 2326 66.9
NO 1152 33.1
Abstain 732
Establishing and Increasing Fees
“Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.10 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support the Queen’s Institute for Healthcare Improvement?
Choice Votes Percentage
YES 3143 81.8
NO 697 18.2
ABSTAIN 370
“Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.69 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support the Queen’s Genetically Engineered Machine Team?”
Choice Votes Percentage
YES 2266 62.3
NO 1373 37.7
Abstain 571
“Do you agree to an increase in the Friday Friends at Queen’s fee (subject to individual opt-out) from $0.20 to 0.40, an increase of $0.20?”
Choice Votes Percentage
YES 1767 51.5%
NO 1663 48.5%
Abstain 780
“Do you agree to an increase in the Queen’s Legal Aid (mandatory fee) from $5.00 to $5.50, an increase of $0.50?”
Choice Votes Percentage
YES 2204 59.5
NO 1500 40.5
Abstain 506
“Do you agree to an increase in the Queen’s Project on International Development $2.00 fee (subject to individual opt-out) from $2.00 to $2.50, an increase of $0.50?”
Choice Votes Percentage
YES 2125 59.2
NO 1466 40.8
Abstain 619
“Do you agree to an increase in the Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change fee (subject to individual opt-out) from $0.50 to $0.75, an increase of $0.25?”
Choice Votes Percentage
YES 2899 76.2
NO 904 23.8
Abstain 407