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Almost Two-Thirds Think
Large Donations Get Better Results From Government
More than half say donations issue will have at least some
influence on their vote
Toronto, - May 3rd
– In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1067
British Columbia voters, more than 6-in-10 (62%) believe that large donations
from corporations, unions, or individuals gain those donors more favourable
results from government decisions than non-donors.
(17%) say that
donations provide neither more or less favourable results, and (5%) say
donations actually provide less favourable results. (17%) say they don’t know.
Respondents most
likely to say that donors gain more favourable results include those aged 35-44
(68%), males (64%), the most wealthy (75%), with a college/university degree
(71%), living in Vancouver/Lower Mainland (64%), and supporting the NDP (69%)
or Green Party (68%).
Respondents most
likely to say that donors gain neither more or less favourable results include
those aged 65+ (23%), earning $60,000-$80,000 (24%), the least educated (19%)
or with some college/university (19%), and supporting the Liberals (30%).
More than a quarter say it will have a large amount of influence
Just over a quarter
(27%) of respondents say the political donations issue will have a large amount
of influence on their vote. Almost a third (31%) say it will have some
influence, and the same proportion (31%) say it will have no influence. (11%)
say they don’t know.
Respondents most
likely to say that political donations will have a large influence on their
vote include those aged 45-54 (33%), earning $40,000-$60,000 (33%), living on
Vancouver Island (29%) or Vancouver/Lower Mainland (27%), and supporting the
Green Party (43%).
Respondents most
likely to say political donations will have some influence include those 34 and
younger (35%), 35-44 (32%), and 55-64 (35%), females (34%), earning
$60,000-$80,000 (37%), $80,000-$100,000 (39%), or the most wealthy (38%), with
a post-graduate degree (38%), and supporting the Liberals (32%) or NDP (35%).
Respondents most
likely to say political donations will have no influence on their vote include
those 65+ (42%), males (33%), earning $20,000-$40,000 (34%) or $60,000-$80,000
(32%), living on Vancouver Island (34%) or Interior North (34%), and supporting
the Liberals (52%).
"More than half
of voters say that the political donations issue will have at least some
influence on their vote, with almost two-thirds saying that large donors get
better results from the government than non-donors. That donations are still in
the public’s consciousness this deep into the campaign suggests none of the
leading parties have developed a solution that’s suitable to most voters,"
said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research.
Lorne Bozinoff,
Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be reached at
lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416) 960-9603.
