The mayor of Saint-Augustin vogue to victory

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For the moment, Sylvain Juneau is the only candidate reported to the city hall of St. Augustine.

Taïeb Moalla

Monday, 28 August, 2017 00:01

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Elected by a narrow margin in a by-election two years ago, the mayor of Saint-Augustin, Sylvain Juneau, vogue now to a victory is almost guaranteed in the election of November 5, according to a survey Light.

The stroke of the probe, in which The Journal has obtained a copy, was carried out between 9 and 13 August. It was commissioned and paid for by Mr. Juneau himself.

Whether it is the degree of confidence in the outgoing mayor or the desire to re-election of the latter, the results are unequivocal.

“It stands alone. The prospects are very positive for him on 5 November, ” said Caroline Roy, vice-president and a partner of the Québec office of the firm is Lightweight.

Difficult to dethrone

For the moment, Mr. Juneau is the only candidate reported to the city hall of St. Augustine. If someone chose all the same, the challenge, the walk would be high to climb.

“It always depends on the applications. Everything is still possible at the municipal level, ” added Ms. Roy. But it would surprise me very big that another candidate could dislodge it. It has an advance well established. […] Mr. Juneau will be very difficult to dethrone. “

Some 82 % of respondents say they intend to vote. Generally, a rate as high demonstrates “a desire for change” in the population.

In this case, it is paradoxically a desire to keep the mayor in place. “Among respondents who say they will definitely vote, 72 % want the re-election of Sylvain Juneau,” says-t-on.

On Friday, the mayor of Juneau has not wanted to make comments.

In recent months, the latter has often repeated that he does not will not of a political party. However, it does not exclude support this or that candidate for the six posts of municipal councillors.

The advisors of the team of the former mayor Marcel Corriveau have already announced that they would not.

Main results

• 67 % of those polled want the outgoing mayor is re-elected.
• 75 % of respondents are satisfied with the work of Sylvain Juneau.
• 83 % have confidence in the outgoing mayor (the average for elected municipal officials in Québec is 58 %).
• 67 % of those polled want the outgoing mayor is re-elected.

Methodology :

The survey, hybrid (web and telephone) was conducted with 400 Augustinois. Its margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 per cent, 19 times out of 20.