Chow remains first choice in mayor race

Chow remains first choice in mayor race

Support grows for Saunders, drops for Matlow

Toronto, May 15^th, 2023 – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1029 Toronto residents, Olivia Chow holds the lead in the upcoming mayoral election with support from 36% of decided and leaning voters, up 3% from the previous week. Support for Mark Saunders rose to 18%, while Josh Matlow and Mitzie Hunter are tied for third at 10% among decided and leaning voters. About 1 in 5 if those surveyed (20%) remain undecided.

2023 Mayoral polling results to date - The Forum Poll™

“Chow has a considerable lead over other candidates,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research. “However, with six weeks until election day, anything may happen.”

Among those surveyed, the most important issues in the mayoral election are housing affordability (25%) and the cost of living & inflation (19%), consistent with the previous week.                  

The poll was conducted by Forum Research with the results based on an interactive voice response telephone survey of 1029 randomly selected Toronto residents over the age of 18, 71% by cellphone and 29% on landlines. The poll was conducted on May 13^th, 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.

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