Chow grows lead in mayor race

Chow grows lead in mayor race

1 in 3 support Chow for mayor

Toronto, May 8^th, 2023 – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 2000 Toronto residents, Olivia Chow continues to lead the race for the upcoming mayoral election with support from 33% of decided and leaning voters, up 2% from the previous week. Mark Saunders (14%) and Josh Matlow (14%) remain in second and third place, with Matlow losing 1% support from the previous week.

Among those surveyed, 39% of those who are decided and leaning support a range of other candidates, none of whom obtained more than 8% support.

“Chow is maintaining a comfortable lead,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research. “However, it’s still early in the race.”

Among those surveyed, the most important issues in the mayoral election are housing affordability (23%) and the cost of living & inflation (22%).                                                                                         

The poll was conducted by Forum Research with the results based on an interactive voice response telephone survey of 2000 randomly selected Toronto residents over the age of 18, 72% by cellphone and 28% on landlines. The poll was conducted from May 6^th to May 7^th, 2023. Results based on the total sample are considered accurate +/- 2%, 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.

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