Liberals Hold Commanding Lead in Fortress Toronto

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Liberals Hold Commanding Lead in Fortress Toronto

Toronto, July 9th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1143 Toronto voters, amongst those decided and leaning, almost half (46%) say they will support the Liberals in the next Federal election.

 

A quarter (26%) say they support the Conservatives.

 

1 in 10 (12%) say they will support the NDP, while a similar proportion (10%) say they support the Greens.

 

1 in 20 (4%) say they will support the PPC, and a few will support another party.

 

Respondents most likely to say they will support the Liberals include those aged 55-64 (55%) or 65+ (53%), females (50%), the least wealthy (49%), earning $20-40,000 (50%), or $80-100,000 (47%), living in the Former City of Toronto (48%), East York (47%), or Scarborough (49%), and public transit users (50%).


“The Liberals are once again showing a dominant lead over their political rivals in Fortress Toronto,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research. “Meanwhile, support for the Greens is continuing to rise in the city.”