EDMONTON

2017
Methodology
Mainstreet surveyed a stratied random sample of
800 Edmontonians from October 10-11, 2017
through Chimera IVR. Respondents were screened
to conrm voting eligibility. Landline and Cell lines
were included. Responses were weighted using
demographic information to targets based on the
2016 Census.
The margin of error for survey results is 3.46
percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
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About Mainstreet
With 20 years of political experience at all three
levels of government, President and CEO Quito
Maggi is a respected commentator on Canadian
public aairs.
Dierentiated by its large sample sizes, Mainstreet
Research has provided accurate snapshots of
public opinion, having predicted a majority NDP
government in Alberta, a majority Liberal
government in British Columbia and a majority
Liberal government in Ontario. Mainstreet has
been the most accurate polling rm in several by
elections and the most recent Toronto mayoral
election. Most recently, Mainstreet Research was
the only polling rm to correctly predict a Liberal
majority government in the 2015 federal election.
Contact Information
In Ottawa: Quito Maggi, President
quito@mainstreetresearch.ca
In Montreal: David Valentin, Executive Vice
President. david@mainstreetresearch.ca
In Toronto: Dr. Joseph Angolano, Vice President
joseph@mainstreetresearch.ca
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IVESON CRUISING TO WIN

October 13, 2017 (Ottawa, ON) A new Mainstreet/Postmedia produced for the Edmonton Journal &
Edmonton Sun nds Don Iveson will be easily re-elected. The Mainstreet/Postmedia poll has a margin of
error of +/- 3.62 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

Don Iveson will be easily re-elected Mayor of Edmonton on October 16th. His popularity has been
consistently strong with increasing approvals that Mainstreet has tracked since his election in 2013, said
Quito Maggi, President of Mainstreet Research. While Don Iveson faces little opposition, Naheed Nenshi is
ghting for his life down in Calgary.

Of all the contenders on the ballot it looks like Don Koziak might do best though given the margin of error
and the low levels of support for non-Iveson candidates its not easy to predict who will come in second.

While Edmontonians are in agreement on the mayoral race they are split down the middle when it comes
to photo radar. 40% approve of a plan to a plan to cancel photo radar while 38% disapprove. Women are
less likely than men to want to pull the plug on photo radar.

We also asked Edmontonians about bike lanes and found strong opposition with over half (55%) opposed.
Its worth remembering that the cost of bike lanes is generally low, particularly when compared to the
infrastructure costs associated with cars. Despite their low cost, bike lanes have become a hot button issue
in major cities, nished Maggi.

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For additional information or to arrange an interview, contact:

David Valentin, Executive Vice-President, (514) 913-5524 - david@mainstreetresearch.ca

 Among All Voters

Q: If the election for mayor of Edmonton were held today which candidate would you support?