AMS 2020 Winter Referendum Results
Below are the results of the 2020 Winter Referendum held among AMS members (undergraduate and MBA students at Queen’s). AMS voter turnout was 28.3%.
Do you agree to a change in CFRC’s fee of $8.22 from individual opt out to mandatory collection for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 1976 and last went to referendum in 2016.
No: 1837 ( 52.7%)
Yes: 1649 (47.3%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 858 (19.8%)
Do you agree to a change of the Golden Words fee of $2.00 from individual opt-out to mandatory collection for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 1967 and last went to referendum in 2016?
Yes: 2475 (65.4%)
No: 1311 (34.6%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 558 (12.8%)
“Do you agree to a change in the AMS Food Bank fee of $2.00 from individual opt-out to mandatory collection for the next three years. This fee was originally established in 2012 and last went to referendum in 2019?”
Yes: 3049 (80.7%)
No: 731 (19.3%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 564 (13.0%)
Do you agree to an increase in the Queen’s Concrete Toboggan fee (subject to individual opt-out) from $0.25 to $0.50, an increase of $0.25?
Yes: 1897 (53.9%)
No: 1625 (46.1%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 822 (18.9%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Friends of MSF: Queen’s Chapter fee of $0.25 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2010 and last went to referendum in 2016
Yes: 2837 (80.4%)
No: 691 (19.6%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 816 (18.8%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Oxfam fee of $0.75 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2013 and last went to referendum in 2016.
Yes: 2953 (76.0%)
No: 932 (24.0%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 459 (10.6%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s First Aid fee of $3.75 (subject to individual optout) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2013 and last went to referendum in 2016?
Yes: 3435 (91.0%)
No: 338 (9.0%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 571 (13.1%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Female Leadership in Politics Conference (QFLIP) fee of $0.25 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2016 and last went to referendum in 2016.
Yes: 3008 (77.6%)
No: 869 (22.4%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 467 (10.8%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Bands fee of $4.15 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 1986 and last went to referendum in 2016.
Yes: 2758 (72.1%)
No: 1065 (27.9%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 521 (12.0%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Canadian Undergraduate Conference on Healthcare (CUCOH) fee of $0.30 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2004 and last went to referendum in 2016?
Yes: 2856 (76.0%)
No: 900 (24.0%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 588 (13.5%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Debating Union fee of $1.40 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 1986 and last went to referendum in 2017.
Yes: 2357 (64.0%)
No: 1327 (36.0%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 660 (15.2%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Health and Human Rights Conference fee of $1.00 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2017 and last went to referendum in 2017.
Yes: 2693 (80.4%)
No: 658 (19.6%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 993 (22.9%)
Do you agree to the establishment of a $1.50 fee (subject to individual opt out) to support the Queen’s Women in Leadership? Option Vote
Yes: 2718 (79.3%)
No: 710 (20.7%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 916 (21.1%)
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.50 fee (subject to individual opt out) to support the Queen’s Students 4 Special Olympics?
Yes: 3022 (86.7%)
No: 462 (13.3%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 860 (19.8%)
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.69 fee (subject to individual opt out) to support the Queen’s VEX U Robotics Team?
Yes: 2213 (68.3%)
No: 1028 (31.7%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1103 (25.4%)
Certified Results Page 6 of 9 Do you agree to the continuation of Queen’s HanVoice fee of $0.25 (subject to individual opt out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2010 and last went to referendum in 2016?
Yes: 1660 (58.3%)
No: 1189 (41.7%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1495 (34.4%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Tea Room Environmental Education fee of $1.00 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years. This fee was originally established in 2013 and last went to referendum in 2016?”
Yes: 2929 (83.9%)
No: 562 (16.1%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 853 (19.6%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Scinapse fee (subject to indivdual opt-out) of $0.15 for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2016 and last went to referendum in 2016.
Yes: 2333 (74.7%)
No: 791 (25.3%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1220 (28.1%)
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.10 fee subject to individual opt out to support the Queen’s Undergraduate Women and Law Club?
Yes: 2506 (77.0%)
No: 749 (23.0%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1089 (25.1%)
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.10 fee (subject to individual opt out) to support the execution of Queen’s Lyme Disease Coalition, Madoc’s Chapter?
Yes: 2500 (78.4%)
No: 687 (21.6%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1157 (26.6%)
Do you agree to an increase in the Queen’s Correctional Services Volunteers (subject to individual opt-out) from $0.10 to $0.20, an increase of $0.10?
Yes: 2512 (78.2%)
No: 700 (21.8%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1132 (26.1%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Bridge Building Team fee of $0.35 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2016 and last went to referendum in 2016.
Yes: 2073 (67.0%)
No: 1023 (33.0%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1248 (28.7%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s International Affairs Association fee of $1.95 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years. This fee was originally established in 2000 and last went to referendum in 2016?
Yes: 2340 (75.2%)
No: 773 (24.8%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1231 (28.3%)
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.05 fee subject to individual opt out to support Queen’s EngiQueers?
Yes: 2360 (74.3%)
No: 816 (25.7%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1168 (26.9%)
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.20 fee subject to individual opt-out to support the Mental Health Awareness Committee (MHAC)?
Yes: 2973 (87.8%)
No: 414 (12.2%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 957 (22.0%)
Do you agree to the continuation of the QueensEvents.ca fee of $0.50 (subject to individual optout) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2013 and last went to referendum in 2017.
Yes: 2330 (74.0%)
No: 818 (26.0%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1196 (27.5%)
Do you agree to the continuation of 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 2016?
Yes: 2348 (73.9%)
No: 830 (26.1%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1166 (26.8%)
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.05 fee (mandatory/ subject to individual opt out) to support the initiatives of the Queen’s Black Premedical Association?
Yes: 2506 (78.3%)
No: 695 (21.7%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 1143 (26.3%)
Do you agree to the continuation of Queen’s Soul Food fee (subject to individual opt-out) of $0.10 for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2007 and last went to referendum in 2016?
Yes: 2915 (86.7%)
No: 446 (13.3%)
Total: 4344
Abstain: 983 (22.6%)
Please direct all media inquiries to Ananya Chakraborty, AMS Director of Communications, at or (613) 533-6000 x 75850
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