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Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson has the lowest approval rating among 10 Canadian mayors, according to results released by national pollster Mainstreet Research.

His approval rating was 50 per cent, lowest of the mayors who were rated during a random telephone survey of 10 major Canadian cities.

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A total of 45 per cent disapproved and five per cent answered “not sure” to the question: “Do you approve or disapprove of the way Gregor Robertson is handling his job as Mayor?”

The pollsters contacted 614 people in Vancouver on Jan. 3 and 4, using a mix of landlines and cellphones. The margin of error in the poll for Postmedia News varied from plus or minus four per cent, 19 times out of 20.

Mainstreet pollster Quito Maggi said other results show that the mayor’s supporters outnumber his detractors but the margin is not large; and the mayor generates strong opinions, both for and against.

“He is probably more well-known than any other Canadian mayor,” Maggi said.