The AMS has released the 2017 Fall Referendum results. Voter turnout, according to the AMS, increased by approximately 4.9 per cent from last year.
Most were Triennial Review Fees with the option to opt out. A single Establishing Fee of $0.35 was proposed for the Queen’s Space Conference, which successfully passed with 69 per cent of voters in support of the fee, versus 31 per cent against.
Triennial Review Fee results (optional) were as follows:
Centre for Teaching and Learning – $2.00 fee passed
Yes – 75.3% (3110)
No – 24.7% (1022)
Dawn House Women’s Shelter – $0.85 fee passed
Yes – 84.6% (3665)
No – 15.4% (665)
Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre – $1.00 fee passed
Yes – 77.6% (3229)
No – 22.4% (959)
HIV/AIDS Regional Services – $0.75 fee passed
Yes – 83.8% (3636)
No – 16.2% (702)
Project Red – $1.00 fee passed
Yes – 73.3% (3045)
No – 26.7% (1108)
Queen’s Diabetes Society – $0.08 fee passed
Yes – 81.3% (3512)
No – 18.7% (808)
Queen’s Engineers Without Borders – $1.25 fee passed
Yes – 72.1% (3026)
No – 27.9% (1170)
Queen’s Medical Review – $0.65 fee passed
Yes – 74.9% (3116)
No – 25.1% (1043)
Queen’s SAE Formula Race Team – $0.69 fee passed
Yes – 61.0% (2491)
No – 39.0% (1591)
Reelout Arts Project Inc. – $1.50 fee passed
Yes – 59.6% (2377)
No – 40.4% (1614)
UNICEF Queen’s – $0.75 fee passed
Yes – 79.4% (3367)
No – 20.6% (874)
Union Gallery – $4.00 fee passed
Yes – 59.8% (2450)
No – 40.2% (1645)
Triennial Review Fee results (mandatory) were as follows:
Accessibility Queen’s Fund – $3.00 fee passed
Yes – 81.7% (3536)
No – 18.3% (793)
Ban Righ Centre Mature Student Bursary – $1.00 fee passed
Yes – 67.0% (2808)
No – 33.0% (1383)
Campus Observation Room (COR) – $0.85 fee passed
Yes – 82.5% (3626)
No – 17.5% (770)
ReUnion Street Festival – fee decrease from $12.50 to $12.25 passed
Yes – 79.6% (3452)
No – 20.4% (885)
Sexual Assault Centre Kingston – $1.00 fee passed
Yes – 87.6% (3873)
No – 12.4% (547)
Sexual Health Resource Centre – $1.00 fee passed
Yes – 84.4% (3728)
No – 15.6% (687)
Student Health Evening Clinic – $3.75 fee passed
Yes – 79.6% (3407)
No – 20.4% (874)
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