The Plurality See No Change in Quality of Representation at City Hall

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The Plurality See No Change in Quality of Representation at City Hall

Toronto, July 9th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1143 Toronto voters, four-in-ten (42%) say the quality of representation at City Hall did not change since the size of council was altered.

 

A quarter of Torontonians (27%) think it got much worse and about one-sixth (16%) thinks it got a little worse.

 

1 in 10 (8%) say that the quality of representation has gotten much better, while about 1 in 20 (6%) say it’s gotten a little better.

 

Respondents most likely to say the quality hasn’t changed include those earning $60k-$80k (50%) or $80k-$100k (50%), voting Conservative (51%), and living in North York (51%).

 

Respondents most likely to say it’s gotten much worse includes those aged 18-34 (32%), the least wealthy (38%) or earning $40-60,000 (36%), living in the Former City of Toronto (37%) or York (35%), and supporting the NDP (39%).

 

Respondents most likely to say representation has gotten much better includes males (16%), the least wealthy (15%) and the most-wealthy (18%) and supporting the Conservatives (29%) or PPC (29%).

 

 

“The plurality said the quality of representation at City Hall saw no change since the size of council was altered,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research. “But a quarter think the quality of representation has gotten much worse; the issue of Toronto council size was a polarizing one when it first emerged and it’s continuing to divide Torontonians, particularly along party lines.”