A Third of Toronto Voters More Likely to Vote Liberal if Wynne Resigns

A Third of Toronto Voters More Likely to Vote Liberal if Wynne Resigns

Only seven percent of Liberals say her resignation would make them less likely to vote Liberal

Toronto, April 6^th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 840 Toronto voters, (33%) say they would be more likely to vote Liberal in the next provincial election if Kathleen Wynne resigned as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. Only (10%) say her resignation would make them less likely to vote Liberal.

The plurality, (44%) say her resignation wouldn’t make them more likely or less likely to vote Liberal in 2018.

Respondents most likely to say they would be more likely to vote Liberal if Kathleen Wynne resigned include those 34 and younger (39%) or 35-44 (37%), earning $60,000-$80,000 (39%), and the least educated (38%).

(39%) of those supporting the Liberal Party say they would be more likely to vote Liberal if Wynne resigned as leader.

Respondents most likely to say her resignation will make them less likely to vote Liberal include those aged 65+ (14%) and Progressive Conservative supporters (13%).

Only (7%) of Liberals say Kathleen Wynne’s resignation will make them less likely to vote Liberal.

“A third of Toronto voters say they would be more likely to vote Liberal with a different leader; that’s potentially enough to swing seats. More troubling for Wynne, though, may be that only seven percent of Liberals would be less likely to vote Liberal if she resigned, and almost four-in-ten Liberals say they would be more likely to vote Liberal if she resigned,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research

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.