This statistic shows the proportion of young people who will be eligible to vote for the first time in the 2015 United Kingdom (UK) General Election who felt that political leaders did not understand the issues that were important to them personally in 2014. 58 percent felt that both current coalition leaders - David Cameron and Nick Clegg - misunderstood young people.
Proportion of first-time voters who felt that the political leaders did not understand the issues that were important to them personally in Great Britain in 2014, by leader*
*Original survey question "How well do the political leaders understand the issues that are important to you personally?" “First time voters”, for the purposes of this report, refers to 17-21 year olds eligible to vote for the first time in the May 2015 general
election.
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British Future. (May 6, 2014). Proportion of first-time voters who felt that the political leaders did not understand the issues that were important to them personally in Great Britain in 2014, by leader* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377021/first-time-voters-opinion-political-leaders-great-britain/
British Future. "Proportion of first-time voters who felt that the political leaders did not understand the issues that were important to them personally in Great Britain in 2014, by leader*." Chart. May 6, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377021/first-time-voters-opinion-political-leaders-great-britain/
British Future. (2014). Proportion of first-time voters who felt that the political leaders did not understand the issues that were important to them personally in Great Britain in 2014, by leader*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377021/first-time-voters-opinion-political-leaders-great-britain/
British Future. "Proportion of First-time Voters Who Felt That The Political Leaders Did Not Understand The Issues That Were Important to Them Personally in Great Britain in 2014, by Leader*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377021/first-time-voters-opinion-political-leaders-great-britain/
British Future, Proportion of first-time voters who felt that the political leaders did not understand the issues that were important to them personally in Great Britain in 2014, by leader* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377021/first-time-voters-opinion-political-leaders-great-britain/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Proportion of first-time voters who felt that the political leaders did not understand the issues that were important to them personally in Great Britain in 2014, by leader* [Graph], British Future, May 6, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377021/first-time-voters-opinion-political-leaders-great-britain/
