This statistic shows the most common reasons for not voting given by non-voters in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections for England and Wales in 2012. This election was marred by a record low voter turnout. The reason given most often for not voting was 'lack of awareness'. More specifically, according to the source, there was seen to be a lack of information about the elections and potential voters didn't know who the candidates were or where they could find information about them.
People had many reasons for not voting in the PCC election. Why did you not vote on Thursday 15 November?*
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The Electoral Commission. (March 1, 2013). People had many reasons for not voting in the PCC election. Why did you not vote on Thursday 15 November?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283683/england-and-wales-police-and-crime-commissioner-election-2012-reasons-for-not-voting/
The Electoral Commission. "People had many reasons for not voting in the PCC election. Why did you not vote on Thursday 15 November?*." Chart. March 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283683/england-and-wales-police-and-crime-commissioner-election-2012-reasons-for-not-voting/
The Electoral Commission. (2013). People had many reasons for not voting in the PCC election. Why did you not vote on Thursday 15 November?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283683/england-and-wales-police-and-crime-commissioner-election-2012-reasons-for-not-voting/
The Electoral Commission. "People Had Many Reasons for Not Voting in The Pcc Election. Why Did You Not Vote on Thursday 15 November?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283683/england-and-wales-police-and-crime-commissioner-election-2012-reasons-for-not-voting/
The Electoral Commission, People had many reasons for not voting in the PCC election. Why did you not vote on Thursday 15 November?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283683/england-and-wales-police-and-crime-commissioner-election-2012-reasons-for-not-voting/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
People had many reasons for not voting in the PCC election. Why did you not vote on Thursday 15 November?* [Graph], The Electoral Commission, March 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283683/england-and-wales-police-and-crime-commissioner-election-2012-reasons-for-not-voting/
