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What’s New at Elections SSMU
- General Information
- FYC Election 2018
- Quebec Election Poll
- Quebec Election Debate
- Fall Referendum Period
- DPS Existence Referendum
- Winter Elections Results
- Winter Referendum Results
- Election Bylaws
Email Change!!
SSMU recently migrated its email and cloud systems from Vibe and Groupwise to Google Drive and Gmail! As such, the Elections SSMU email has changed from elections@ssmu.mcgill.ca to elections@ssmu.ca!
Though emails sent to the old address should be forwarded to the new account, please be aware of the change.
FYC Elections Timeline
- Nomination Period – September 10th – 20th at 5:00 PM
- Pensketches – September 25th at 8:00 PM
- Candidates’ Meeting – September 20th from 6:00-7:00 PM
- Campaign Period – September 20th at 9:00 AM – 30th at 5:00 PM
- Polling Period – September 28th at 9:00 AM – September 30th at 5:00 PM
Elections SSMU FYC Powerpoint: FYC Info Session 2018
Quebec Election Poll 2018
Polling Period: September 28th at 9:30 AM – October 1st at 8:00 PM
All SSMU members will be permitted to vote in this poll. This includes anyone below the age of 18, anyone from outside Quebec or anyone from outside Canada.
The following parties will be present on the ballot:
- Alliance provinciale du Québec
- Bloc pot
- Changement intégrité pour notre Québec
- Citoyens au pouvoir du Québec
- Coalition avenir Québec – L’équipe François Legault
- Droit des sans droits
- Équipe autonomiste
- Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec
- Parti conservateur du Québec / Conservative Party of Québec
- Parti culinaire du Québec
- Parti équitable
- Parti libéral du Québec/Quebec Liberal Party
- Parti libre
- Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec
- Parti nul
- Parti québécois
- Parti vert du Québec/Green Party of Québec
- Parti 51
- Québec cosmopolitain / Cosmopolitan Québec
- Québec en marche
- Québec solidaire
- Voie du peuple
Quebec Election Debate
Elections SSMU is proud to announce an English and French debate for candidates running in the upcoming Quebec general election in the riding of Westmount – Saint-Louis, the riding encompassing McGill!!
Come on down to Burnside Hall Room 1B45 on September 19th from 6:30pm-9:00pm and see candidates from a variety of political parties discuss their views on issues important to Quebec!
The candidates who will be debating are:
Jennifer Maccarone – Quebec Liberal Party | Le Parti libéral du Québec
Jocelyne Marion Benoit – Parti Québecois
Michelle Morin – Coalition Avenir Québec
Ekaterina Piskunova – Québec solidaire
Sam Kühn – Green Party of Quebec | Parti Vert du Québec
Nicholas Lawson – New Democratic Party of Quebec | Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec
Mikey Colangelo Lauzon – Conservative Party of Quebec | Parti Conservateur du Québec
There will be 8 questions asked to each candidate, 4 in English and 4 in French. We would also like to know if you have any questions for the candidates! If you would like to submit questions (English, French or both), please fill out this Google form: https://goo.gl/forms/XAvhJJnfkrU5lSvr1. We will also be taking a few direct questions at the end of the debate from the audience!
Fall 2018 Referendum Timeline
Nomination Period for Council-Initiated Questions: September 4th – November 1st
Nomination Period for Student-Initiated Questions: September 4th – November 1st
Meeting for Committee Chairs: November 2nd at 6:00 PM
Campaign Period: November 3rd – November 12th at 6:00 PM
Polling Period: November 9th – November 12th at 6:00 PM
DPS Existence Referendum 2017
Turnout: 6,354 (20.7%) of 30,637 electors voted in this ballot.
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DPS Existence Question (Total) |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
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Yes |
3,962 |
64.2% |
|
No |
2,207 |
35.8% |
| Abstain | 185 |
2.9% |
| Total | 6,354 | |
Turnout: 725 (9.5%) of 7,636 electors voted in this ballot.
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DPS Existence Question (Graduate) |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
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Yes |
496 |
71.4% |
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No |
199 |
28.6% |
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Abstain |
30 |
4.1% |
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Total |
725 |
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Turnout: 5,629 (24.5%) of 23,001 electors voted in this ballot.
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DPS Existence Question (Undergraduate) |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Yes |
3466 |
63.3% |
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No |
2008 |
36.7% |
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Abstain |
155 |
2.8% |
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Total |
5629 |
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Winter 2018 SSMU Elections
Turnout: 7,100 (32.8%) of 21,636 electors
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SSMU President |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Tre Mansdoerfer |
2,400 |
50.7% |
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Corinne Bulger |
2,331 |
49.3% |
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Abstain |
2,369 |
33.4% |
| Total |
7100 |
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Vice President – Internal Affairs |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Matthew McLaughlin |
3,713 |
87.3% |
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No |
539 |
12.7% |
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Abstain |
2,848 |
40.1% |
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Total |
7100 |
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Vice President – Student Life |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
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Sophia Esterle |
3,675 |
88.4% |
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No |
480 |
11.6% |
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Abstain |
2,945 |
41.5% |
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Total |
7,100 |
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Vice President – External Affairs |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
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Marina Cupido |
2,791 |
62.9% |
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No |
1,645 |
37.1% |
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Abstain |
2,664 |
37.5% |
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Total |
7,100 |
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Vice President – University Affairs |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Jacob Shapiro |
3,753 |
90.5% |
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No |
392 |
9.5% |
|
Abstain |
2,955 |
41.6% |
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Total |
7,100 |
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Vice President – Finance |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
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Jun Wang |
3,106 |
82.6% |
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No |
653 |
17.4% |
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Abstain |
3,341 |
47.1% |
|
Total |
7,100 |
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Winter 2018 Referendum
Turnout: 7,100 (32.8%) of 21,636 electors
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Motion Regarding the ECOLE Project Fee Levy Renewal |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Yes |
3,417 |
80.5% |
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No |
830 |
19.5% |
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Abstain |
2,853 |
40.2% |
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Total |
7100 |
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Motion Regarding the Black Students’ Network Fee for the 2018 Winter Referendum (Pt. I) |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Yes |
3,634 |
79.8% |
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No |
921 |
20.2% |
|
Abstain |
2,545 |
35.8% |
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Total |
7,100 |
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Motion Regarding the Black Students’ Network Fee for the 2018 Winter Referendum (Pt. II) |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Yes |
2,801 |
66.2% |
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No |
1,431 |
33.8% |
|
Abstain |
2,868 |
40.4% |
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Total |
7,100 |
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Motion to Amend the SSMU Campus Life Fee |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Yes |
3,313 |
84.9% |
|
No |
588 |
15.1% |
|
Abstain |
3,199 |
45.1% |
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Total |
7,100 |
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Motion to Amend the SSMU Clubs Fee |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Yes |
3,248 |
85.0% |
|
No |
575 |
15.0% |
|
Abstain |
3,277 |
46.2% |
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Total |
7,100 |
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Motion to Amend the University Centre Building Fee |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Yes |
2,741 |
77.3% |
|
No |
804 |
22.7% |
|
Abstain |
3,555 |
50.1% |
|
Total |
7,100 |
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Policy on Implementation of a Fall Reading Break |
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Option |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Yes |
6,435 |
96.6% |
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No |
229 |
3.4% |
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Abstain |
436 |
6.1% |
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Total |
7,100 |
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Election Bylaws
If you are interested in the electoral process please check out the most up-to-date SSMU bylaws, found here.