TORONTO September 4th, 2014 - In a
random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 737 London,
Ontario voters, one third will vote for Matt Brown (32%) in the municipal
election of October 27, while one fifth will vote Paul Cheng (19%). No other
candidate polls in the double digits (Joe Swan - 9%, Roger Caranci - 8%, Arnon
Kaplansky - 1%). Few will vote for other candidates (5%) and one quarter are
undecided (26%). Matt Brown's support is common to Gen X (45 to 54 - 44%),
males (35%), the wealthiest ($80K to $100K - 44%, $100K to $250K - 43%), among
property owners (35%), the best educated (post grad - 52%), provincial Liberals
(38%) and west of Wellington Road and Richmond Street. Paul Cheng's vote is
characteristic of the youngest (29%), the least educated (25%) and provincial
PC voters (29%).
“It appears Matt
Brown has appealed to what we call the "new Liberals" who have
rejected the Fontana years, while the old guard seems to have coalesced around
Joe Swan. Paul Cheng appeals to the Conservative minority in what is
traditionally a Liberal town, which clearly espouses small "l" liberal
ideas on development," said
Forum Research President, Dr. Lorne Bozinoff.
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.
