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Poll shows 46% opposed to slots in Abbotsford, 29% in favor
September 26, 2007
Abbotsford
A new Abbotsford-wide poll released today found the city's voters are predominantly opposed to bringing slot-machines into town.
A total of 46 percent of those surveyed said they are opposed to slot-machines being installed in Abbotsford, while 29 percent said they are in favor, and 24 percent are undecided.
In response to the question “Do you think city council should accept the proposal to install up to 125 slot machines in the bingo hall, or reject it?” some 49 percent said city council should reject it, while 40 percent said they should accept it, and 10 percent were undecided.
When asked “Have you heard of a proposal to install up to 125 slot machines in the Abbotsford bingo hall?” some 73% of those surveyed said Yes.
Abbotsford city council is considering a proposal to bring slot machines and VLT’s into the city.
88 percent of those surveyed said they plan to vote in next year’s Abbotsford municipal election.
54 percent said city council’s decision on the slot-machine issue could affect how they vote in next year’s election.
“The results of this poll are clear: the families of Abbotsford have firmly said “NO” to slot-machines in our city,” said Trish Kolsto, president of Abbotsford Families United.
Abbotsford city council says they may be voting on this issue on October 1st.
The independent telephone poll of 300 voters in Abbotsford was conducted September 21st – 24th by Winnipeg-based NRG Research Group, a leading North American public opinion company. It has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 5.6 percentage points. The poll was paid for by Abbotsford Families United. The entire poll can be accessed at http://www.AbbotsfordFamilies.org/slotspoll.pdf
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Abbotsford Families United
A citizen’s action organization whose mission is to defend and promote traditional family values in the city of Abbotsford. To this end, we bring together families, individuals, churches, businesses and other organizations to provide a unified thrust in promoting these values, and become involved in the moral, cultural, and political issues that affect our city.
The following principles guide the issues we address on a municipal level:
- We believe in policies which protect the inherent right and responsibility of parents in the raising and education of their children
- We believe in policies which promote the maintenance and proliferation of traditional Judeo-Christian family and moral values in our city
- We recognize the contribution of those with traditional faith-based values in the historical development of our city. We believe that this moral tradition is foundational to our city's future
- We believe that the family, based on the marriage of a husband and wife of the opposite sex, is central to the fabric of our city
- We believe that children are a heritage from God and a blessing from His hand
- We believe that human life is of inestimable worth and significance in all its dimensions, including the unborn, the aged, the mentally handicapped, the physically challenged and every other condition of humanity, from conception to natural death
Non-partisan and non-denominational, Abbotsford Families United is incorporated as a not-for-profit national corporation under the Canada Corporations Act. |
