Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow would easily secure the election again if a municipal vote was held today-until former Mayor John Tory decided to run according to a new one. Contact strategies pole Conducted for Toronto star,
The survey conducted between July 2 and July 6, using the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology, voted 1,000 Torontone on its current voting preferences.
The survey found that 51 percent of Torontonian mayor approves the performance of Chow. However, in a fictional rematch with Tory, only 34 percent say they will vote for him. Tory trails closely with only four digits.
When unspecified voters are excluded, support increases by 39 percent for Chow and 35 percent for Tory, suggesting that he remains a competitive contender despite the controversy, which led to his resignation.
Regionally, Mayor Chow Toronto and North make the strongest choice in the city of York, while Tory maintains a clear lead in Atobicok and Scarborough has neck-and-neck with chow.
Poll results determined that other potential candidates are far behind in support, 7 percent with Brad Bradford, Ana Belio 6 percent, Anthony Furi 5 percent and Marco Mendicino at 3 percent. In a head -to -head matchup between Chow and Tory, 12 percent of the voters remain unspecified.
Chow’s support jumps 7 points without Tory in the race: Pol
According to Liasion strategies, Tory should not seek election again, votes will be scattered, 20 percent of the mayor went to Chow, 27 percent in Bradford, 17 percent fur, 15 percent, 15 percent for bail and only 1 percent for Mendicino.
Tory resigned as the Mayor of Toronto in February 2023, after accepting a personal relationship with a former staff member – a case that he described as a “serious error in the decision”. Chow was elected Mayor after Tory’s resignation in 2023, defeating bail and former police chief Mark Saunders.
“Bottom line: If Tory remains out, Chow’s path for election becomes very smooth, especially if there is a crowd in the field and the vote is separated. Today, almost half -fixed voters say they will vote for him,” said David Valentin, principal of Liasson Stratezes. “But the election is not today.”
Meanwhile, it seems that the respondents have also been divided whether the city is moving in the right direction, with 45 percent, stating that they are happy where Toronto is, compared to 44 percent of the sound.
According to the pole, Mayor Chow has taken a hit on most of the issues of approval, with the biggest hit with its score on the transit, with a pure 23 points. Torontonians also appear divided on the work of Mayor Chow on the bike lane (44 percent approved 40 percent for rejection), but more strongly supporting their work (45 percent approval and 37 percent rejection).
The next Toronto mayorl election was slate on 26 October 2026.
