Tory
approval high
Highest among older, wealthier downtowners who vote PC
TORONTO, March
15th, 2015 - In
a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 520 Toronto
voters, almost three quarters (72%) approve of the job John Tory is doing as
mayor. This represents a significant jump in approval from last month (February
- 65%) and the month before (January - 67%). Approval is strong amongst older voters
(55 to 64 - 83%, 65+ - 81%), the wealthier ($80K to $100K - 89%), in the
downtown, East York and North York (77%), property owners (79%) rather than
renters (66%), and provincial PC voters (82%).
"We were in field just before
the mayor announced increases to water and solid waste rates, so that’s not
reflected in these approval ratings. Nonetheless, Mayor Tory has already taken
some controversial decisions, and his post-honeymoon favourables have not
decayed" 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.
