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Chow strengthens lead in mayor race
No momentum among remaining
candidates
Toronto,
June 4th, 2023 – In a random sampling of public opinion taken
by The Forum Poll™ among 1032 Toronto residents, support
for frontrunner Olivia Chow rose four percent over the last week among decided
and leaning voters. Mark Saunders (13%) and Josh Matlow (12%) remain in second
and third place. Among all poll respondents, just under 1 in 5 (19%) remain
undecided. The election will take place on June 26th, 2023.
2023
Mayoral polling results to date - The Forum Poll™ (Decided/Leaning
Voters)
|
%
|
Apr 25-26
|
May 6-7
|
May 13
|
May 19
|
May 26
|
June 2
|
+/- in last week
|
|
Olivia Chow
|
31
|
33
|
36
|
34
|
34
|
38
|
+4
|
|
Mark Saunders
|
14
|
14
|
18
|
12
|
14
|
13
|
-1
|
|
Josh Matlow
|
15
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
|
Anthony Furey
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
10
|
+1
|
|
Ana Bailao
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
-1
|
|
Mitzie Hunter
|
7
|
8
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
7
|
-2
|
|
Brad Bradford
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
|
Some other candidate
|
15
|
17
|
14
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
“Chow
is breaking ahead from the rest,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum
Research. “It may be tough for anyone else to catch up.”
Among
those surveyed, the most important issues in the mayoral election are housing
affordability (25%) and the cost of living & inflation (20%), consistent
with the previous week.
The poll was
conducted by Forum Research with the results based on an interactive voice
response telephone survey of 1032 randomly selected Toronto residents over the
age of 18, 75% by cellphone and 25% on landlines. The poll was conducted on June
2nd, 2023. Results based on the total sample are considered accurate
+/- 3%, 19 times out of 20. Subsample and regional results will be less
accurate. Margins of error for subsample results are available at www.forumresearch.com/samplestim.asp. This research is not necessarily
predictive of future outcomes, but rather captures opinion at one point in
time.
With offices across
Canada and around the world, 100% Canadian owned Forum Research is one of the
country’s leading survey research firms.
Forum Research
follows the CRIC Public Opinion Research Standards and Disclosure Requirements
that can be found here: https://canadianresearchinsightscouncil.ca/standards/
