AMS 2025 Winter Referendum Results
KINGSTON, ON – Below are the results of the 2025 AMS Winter Referendum. Voter turnout was 4157 (20.4%)
AMS Ballot Sliding Scale for Reference:
The following table shows what percent of the vote’s turnout is required for a fee or candidate to pass. According to the 2025 Winter Referenda voter turnout, groups will require a % voter turnout to pass.
| Turnout Percentage | Percentage Needed to Pass |
| Less than 5% | 70% |
| 5% to 9.9% | 65% |
| 10% to 14.9% | 60% |
| 15% to 19.9% | 55% |
| 20%+ | 50%+1 |
Alma Mater Society Executive Elections:
1st Round:
President:
Jana Amer: 1572 Votes
Nico Brasset: 995 Votes
None of the above: 151 Votes
Vice-President (Operations):
Elena Nurzynski: 2081 Votes
No: 197 Votes
None of the above: 71 Votes
Vice President (University Affairs):
Alyssa Perisa: 1563 Votes
Dreyden George: 799 Votes
None of the above: 80 Votes
Student Activity Fee – New Fee:
Do you agree to the establishment of a $1.25 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support the Ban Righ Mature Student Bursary Fund?”
Yes: 2019 (62.6%)
No: 1204 (37.4%)
Abstain: 934 (22.5%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.69 fee subject to individual opt out to support QHacks?
Yes: 1778 (55.2%)
No: 1445 (44.8%)
Abstain: (22.5%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.50 subject to individual opt out to support the Queen’s University Muslim Student Association?
Yes: 1905 (59.8%)
No: 1283 (40.2%)
Abstain: 969 (23.3%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the establishment of a $0.30 fee subject to individual opt out to support the Iranian Association of Queen’s University?
Yes: 1800 (57.9%)
No: 1309 (42.1%)
Abstain: 1048 (25.2%)
Pass/Fail
Student Activity Fee – Increase:
Do you agree to an increase in the Queen’s Journal fee (mandatory) from $10.62 to $12.12, an increase of $1.50?
Yes: 1142 (33.4%)
No: 2277 (66.6%)
Abstain: 738 (17.8%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to an increase in the CFRC 101.9 FM fee subject to individual opt out from $8.22 to $10.00, an increase of $1.78?
Yes: 1333 (40.2%)
No: 1982 (59.8%)
Abstain: 842 (20.3%)
Pass/Fail
Student Activity Fee – Triennial Review:
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Legal Aid fee of $5.50 mandatory fee for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 1991 and last went to referendum in 2022.
Yes: 2304 (69.4%)
No: 1018 (30.6%)
Abstain: 835 (20.1%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of the Peer Support Centre fee of $8 (mandatory) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2012 and last went to referendum in 2021.
Yes: 2106 (64.2%)
No: 1172 (35.8%)
Abstain: 879 (21.1%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Project on International Development fee of $2.50 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2015 and last went to referendum in 2021.
Yes: 1841 (59.8%)
No: 1240 (40.2%)
Abstain: 1076 (25.9%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of the World University Services of Canada fee of $1.95 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 1989 and last went to referendum in 2022.
Yes: 1990 (64.5%)
No: 1097 (35.5%)
Abstain: 1070 (25.7%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of the OPIRG Kingston fee of $3 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2016 and last went to referendum in 2022.
Yes: 1795 (60.8%)
No: 1157 (39.2%)
Abstain: 1205 (29.0%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of the Kington Gets Active Ambassadors Club fee of $0.25 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2021 and last went to referendum in 2021.
Yes: 1890 (62.2%)
No: 1151 (37.8%)
Abstain: 1116 (26.8%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of Queen’s Health Outreach fee of $1.00 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2006 and went to referendum in 2022.
Yes: 2228 (70.8%)
No: 917 (29.2%)
Abstain: 1012 (24.3%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of Queen’s Healthcare and Business Conference fee of $0.50 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2016 and last went to referendum in 2021.
Yes: 1863 (60.3%)
No: 1227 (39.7%)
Abstain: 1067 (25.7%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of Gender Affirming Assistance Project fee of $1.25 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2022 and last went to referendum in 2022.
Yes: 1874 (60.2%)
No: 1238 (39.8%)
Abstain: 1045 (25.1%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Best Buddies fee of $0.25 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2021 and last went to referendum in 2021.
Yes: 2234 (70.6%)
No: 932 (29.4%)
Abstain: 991 (23.8%)
Pass/Fail
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 2021.
Yes: 2059 (65.0%)
No: 1109 (35.0%)
Abstain: 4157 (23.8%)
Pass/Fail
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 1992 and last went to referendum in 2021.
Yes: 2185 (69.7%)
No: 951 (30.3%)
Abstain: 1021 (24.6%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of the Jack.org fee of $0.30 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2016 and last went to referendum in 2019.
Yes: 1918 (63.5%)
No: 1101(36.5%)
Abstain: 1138 (27.4%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of the Levana Gender Advocacy Centre fee of $1.00 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2015 and last went to referendum in 2021.
Yes: 1710 (56.9%)
No: 1297 (43.1%)
Abstain: 1150 (27.7%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition fee of $0.50 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2022 and last went to referendum in 2022.
Yes: 1727 (57.6%)
No: 1271 (42.4%)
Abstain: 1159 (27.9%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the continuation of Queen’s Genetically Engineered Machine fee of $0.69 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally established in 2018 and last went to referendum in 2021.
Yes: 1877 (62.3%)
No: 1137 (37.7%)
Abstain: 1143 (27.5%)
Pass/Fail
Plebiscite Question:
Do you agree the Bus-IT program should continue as a service available to all Queen’s University Students?
Yes: 3766 (94.7%)
No: 212 (5.3%)
Abstain: 179 (4.3%)
Pass/Fail
Do you agree to the increase in the ASUS Membership fee (mandatory) from $31.55 to $37.67, an increase of $6.12? (This is for Arts and Science Students only)
Yes: 632 (33.1%)
No: 1277 (66.9%)
Abstain: 550 (22.4%)
Pass/Fail