Calgary poll gives Mayor Farkas 74% approval, but 56% say city hall is out of touch
A CityNews-sponsored online survey of 401 Calgary residents also found 65 per cent want Farkas re-elected.
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Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas has a 74 per cent approval rating for doing a good job, with 26 per cent saying he is doing a bad job, according to an online poll conducted by Canada Pulse Insights for CityNews. The poll found 26 per cent rated his performance as very good.
The same poll found 65 per cent of Calgarians say Farkas deserves re-election, while 35 per cent say it is time for a change. Fifty-six per cent say the mayor and council are out of touch with residents, and 44 per cent disagree. Fifty-three per cent say the city is headed in the right direction, against 47 per cent who say it is on the wrong track.
On the city itself, 64 per cent say they are proud of Calgary and how it operates, 65 per cent say city council is doing a good job, and 67 per cent rate their own ward councillor positively.
The poll surveyed 401 Calgary residents aged 18 and older online between Sept. 30 and Oct. 9. The same survey covered 383 Edmonton residents, where Mayor Andrew Knack has a 51 per cent approval rating and three-quarters say the mayor and council are out of touch.
The facts
What share of Calgarians approve of Mayor Jeromy Farkas's performance?
74 per cent of Calgarians rate Mayor Jeromy Farkas as doing a good job, while 26 per cent say he is doing a bad job. The figures come from an online poll by Canada Pulse Insights for CityNews.
How many Calgary residents took part in the CityNews poll?
The CityNews-sponsored online poll surveyed 401 Calgary residents aged 18 and older. Canada Pulse Insights conducted the survey.
