Layton poised to beat Mills: Stronach looking at landslide; Broadbent, Brison likely to win Toronto / Late Edition

According to the pollster, the NDP would likely win in the riding without Mr. [Jack Layton] as a candidate. If different candidates replaced the current ones, 44% of those polled said they would still vote for the NDP, followed by 35% for the Liberals, 14% for the Conservatives and 7% for the Green...

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Published inNational post (Toronto)
Main Author James Cowan and Mark Kennedy
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Don Mills, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 11.06.2004
Subjects
Broadbent, Ed
Candidates
Conservatism
Election results
Elections
Layton, Jack
Leadership
Local elections
Mills, Dennis
Polls & surveys
Stronach, Belinda
Voters
Winn, Conrad
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Summary:According to the pollster, the NDP would likely win in the riding without Mr. [Jack Layton] as a candidate. If different candidates replaced the current ones, 44% of those polled said they would still vote for the NDP, followed by 35% for the Liberals, 14% for the Conservatives and 7% for the Green candidate. Mr. Layton's lead is based not only on strong support for his party in the riding, but also his record as a city councillor for the southern portion, which he represented for a decade. "I'm not sure if being NDP leader helps Mr. Layton, but I do think somewhat positive memories of him as city councillor help him," Mr. [Conrad Winn] said. The poll notes surprising demographic groups backing the two front-runners. It was expected Mr. Layton would do well with the riding's large Chinese community because of his marriage to Olivia Chow, another NDP candidate and popular city councillor. But COMPAS results show the Asian community is actually backing Mr. [Dennis Mills], as are other minorities such as the Greek, Italian and Sikh communities. For his part, Mr. Layton enjoyed double the support of his opponent among voters of British ancestry.
ISSN:1486-8008