Approval of Calgary’s mayor and city council sliding: poll
Global News
ThinkHQ's president Marc Henry said the findings in the poll represent a "new low" for ratings of councillors and the mayor in Calgary.
A new poll released by ThinkHQ suggests Calgarians’ perception of their mayor and city council continues to decline after a year on the job.
The poll, released on Thursday, shows approval of Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek sits at 35 per cent while 55 per cent of respondents disapprove of the mayor’s performance.
10 per cent of Calgarians surveyed still aren’t sure how they felt about Gondek.
Gondek’s approval rating shows a three per cent slide since the last ThinkHQ poll in the spring, which showed her approval rating at 38 per cent.
According to the poll, Gondek’s approval is slightly higher amongst women, as well as Calgarians living in the city’s northwest and inner city.
Findings also showed disapproval of the mayor was higher amongst men, Calgarians over 55 years old and those living further from the downtown core — especially in south Calgary.
“You expected this first year to be a bit bumpy. Mostly new councillors, you got a brand new mayor getting used to how things work,” ThinkHQ president Marc Henry told Global News. “This is more than bumpy. These numbers are bad, there’s no sort of sugarcoating it.”
Those surveyed were also asked to rate the performance of their ward’s councillor and city council as a whole.