[URBAN NOTE] "Olivia Chow leads Adam Vaughan in Spadina-Fort York, Forum poll suggests"

[rfmcdonald]

The Toronto Star's Donovan Vincent reports on a recent poll, admittedly based on a small sample size, that predicts the NDP's long-time Olivia Chow will displace Liberal incumbent Adam Vaughan in the federal riding of Spadina-Fort York.

A new poll by Forum Research gauging voter support for candidates in the hotly contested federal riding of Spadina-Fort York, has the NDP’s Olivia Chow with a commanding lead over Liberal Adam Vaughan.

A total of 345 voters in the reconfigured riding were surveyed, and among those decided or leaning toward voting for a candidate, six in 10 (57 per cent) chose Chow. The poll showed fewer than three in 10 picking Vaughan, the incumbent in the former riding of Trinity-Spadina.

Conservative candidate Sabrina Zuniga drew 10 per cent support, while the Green candidate Sharon Danley saw 4 per cent support. One per cent said they’d support “another party.’’

A total of 5.5 per cent said they were undecided.