Wynne`s Policies Most Well Known

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Wynne`s Policies Most Well Known

What Brown and Horwath stand for not particularly well known

Toronto, June 19th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1003 Ontario voters, more than 4-in-10 (41%: TOP2) say they would be very confident if asked to explain what issues are most important to Kathleen Wynne, while the same proportion (40%: BTM 2) say they would not be able to do so.

Respondents most likely to say they are at least very confident (TOP2) in their explanation of what issues are most important to Kathleen Wynne include those aged 34 and younger (45%), 35-44 (47%), males (44%), earning $80,000-$100,000 (60%), living in Eastern Ontario (41%), Toronto (44%), or Northeastern Ontario (43%), and with a post-graduate degree (52%).

Respondents least likely to be confident in their explanation of what issues are important to Kathleen Wynne (BTM2) include those aged 65+ (47%), the least wealthy (55%), living in Eastern Ontario (42%), the 905 (40%), or Northeastern Ontario (41%), and the least educated (58%).

Brown`s policies poorly known

Fewer than a third (30%: TOP2) of voters say they would be at least very confident if asked to explain what issues are most important to Patrick Brown. Almost half (45%: BTM 2) say they would not be able to do so.

Respondents most likely to say they are at least very confident in their explanation of what issues are most important to Patrick Brown (TOP 2) include those aged 34 and younger (31%), 35-44 (33%), or 45-54 (34%), males (36%), and living in Southwestern Ontario (33%) or Northwestern Ontario (35%).

Respondents least likely to be confident in their explanation of what issues are important to Patrick Brown (BTM 2) include those aged 35-44 (49%), 55-64 (47%), or 65+ (47%), females (47%), earning $40,000-$60,000 (51%), living in Toronto (51%), and with a post-graduate degree (49%).

Horwath`s positions not better known than Brown`s

Just over a quarter of voters (28%: TOP2) say they would be at least very confident if asked to explain what issues are most important to Andrea Horwath. Almost half (44%: BTM2) say they would not be able to do so.

Respondents most likely to say they are very confident in their explanation of what issues are most important to Andrea Horwath (TOP 2) include those aged

35-44 (33%) or 45-54 (31%), living in Northwestern Ontario (43%), and with some college or university (43%).

Respondents least likely to be confident in their explanation of what issues are important to Andrea Horwath (BTM 2) include those earning $60,000-$80,000 (51%), living in Southwestern Ontario (51%), and the least educated (54%).

 

“A large proportion aren’t very knowledgeable about what opposition leaders Andrea Horwath or Patrick Brown stand for. A lot more people know what is important to Kathleen Wynne, and perhaps that’s something she can exploit,” 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.