Mayor John Tory still has the support of the majority of Torontonians, however the immense levels of popularity he enjoyed in the months following his election victory may be a thing of the past, a new poll has found.

The Mainstreet Technologies telephone poll of 2,426 Torontonians determined that Tory has an overall approval rating of 62 per cent, which is down 11 points from February and 12 points from January.

Tory’s approval was strongest in the downtown core (71 per cent), and Scarborough (54 per cent) while voters in Etobicoke (49 per cent approval) and North York (55 per cent) were more split on his performance.

Overall, Tory’s approval was higher than city council as a whole (48 per cent) and that of local city councillors (59 per cent).

Meanwhile, women were more likely to approve of the job that Tory is doing as mayor (66 per cent) then men (58 per cent) and those between the ages of 35 and 49 were more likely to be in his corner (65 per cent) than those 18 to 34 (55 per cent).

"John Tory’s approval rating is still high but the honeymoon is over” Mainstreet Technologies President Quito Maggi said in a press release accompanying the poll. “It’s not surprising that after his first major test as mayor that some Torontonians may be a little disappointed with his performance.”

In addition to gauging Tory’s popularity, the poll also took a look at the budget passed by council last week and found that 48 per cent approved of it while 23 per cent disapproved and 29 per cent didn’t have an opinion.

The budget, which included a 3.25 per cent property tax increase and relied on a controversial plan to borrow moeny from a reserve fund to plug an $86 million hole, was most popular in Etobicoke (55 per cent) and the downtown core (51 per cent) and saw lower levels of support in Scarborough (39 per cent) and North York (44 per cent)

“Almost a third of Torontonians don’t know what to make of the budget - which isn’t surprising," Maggi said. "There have been forecasts for more challenging budget situations in the future so this will be an
issue to watch barring new funding from the province or federal government.”

The poll is considered accurate to within 1.99 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

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