This graph shows how the voting public in Great Britain came into contact with campaigns in the run-up to elections in 2017. Roughly nine out of ten respondents (87 percent and 91 percent) said they received a leaflet from a political party at home. Around half (41 percent and 57 percent) said they saw an advert or message on social media. A quarter (24 percent and 26 percent) said a campaigner knocked on their door.
Election campaign contact in Great Britain in 2017
Characteristic
UK Parliamentary general election (GB)*
Local government elections**
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The Electoral Commission. (October 1, 2017). Election campaign contact in Great Britain in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031435/campaign-contact-in-great-britain/
The Electoral Commission. "Election campaign contact in Great Britain in 2017." Chart. October 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031435/campaign-contact-in-great-britain/
The Electoral Commission. (2017). Election campaign contact in Great Britain in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031435/campaign-contact-in-great-britain/
The Electoral Commission. "Election Campaign Contact in Great Britain in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031435/campaign-contact-in-great-britain/
The Electoral Commission, Election campaign contact in Great Britain in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031435/campaign-contact-in-great-britain/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Election campaign contact in Great Britain in 2017 [Graph], The Electoral Commission, October 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031435/campaign-contact-in-great-britain/