Euro elections 34% turnout - why didn't you vote?
Voting is one of the most important choices we make as consumers. Yet even though last week’s Euro elections were the most hotly-contested for years, only just over 1 in 3 people eligible to vote did so. So we want to know if you did vote - and if not, why not? Please select the answer which is CLOSEST to your situation.
Voting is one of the most important choices we make as consumers. Yet even though last week’s Euro elections were the most hotly-contested for years, only just over 1 in 3 people eligible to vote did so. So we want to know if you did vote - and if not, why not?
Please select the answer which is CLOSEST to your situation.
Results
| I did vote, or deliberately spoiled my ballot. |  |
4376 votes (61%) |
| I wanted to, but couldn’t go to polling station and didn’t have a postal vote. | |
498 votes (7%) |
| It was too much hassle. I would’ve voted online / by app / in a more convenient place. | |
325 votes (5%) |
| I forgot. | |
250 votes (3%) |
| Euro elections make no difference. | |
203 votes (3%) |
| I didn’t get enough info about it or the candidates. | |
279 votes (4%) |
| I couldn’t find even one candidate / party I liked. | |
430 votes (6%) |
| My vote won’t make a difference. | |
193 votes (3%) |
| I just couldn’t be bothered / don't care about politics. | |
492 votes (7%) |
| I wasn’t eligible to vote. | |
105 votes (1%) |
| I did vote, or deliberately spoiled my ballot. | |
6843 votes (63%) |
| I wanted to, but couldn’t go to polling station and didn’t have a postal vote. | |
735 votes (7%) |
| It was too much hassle. I would’ve voted online / by app / in a more convenient place. | |
340 votes (3%) |
| I forgot. | |
452 votes (4%) |
| Euro elections make no difference. | |
143 votes (1%) |
| I didn’t get enough info about it or the candidates. | |
674 votes (6%) |
| I couldn’t find even one candidate / party I liked. | |
974 votes (9%) |
| My vote won’t make a difference. | |
196 votes (2%) |
| I just couldn’t be bothered / don't care about politics. | |
471 votes (4%) |
| I wasn’t eligible to vote. | |
108 votes (1%) |
18,087 votes received.
We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.
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