This statistic shows the opinion of young people who will be eligible to vote for the first time in the 2015 United Kingdom (UK) General Election about who would be the best at running the country, in Great Britain as of 2014. Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour Party, was considered the best candidate with 17 percent, whereas the current Prime Minister, David Cameron, won 15 percent of respondents.
Who do you think would do the best job of running the country?
*“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. *Percentages not equalling 100 may be due to rounding.
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British Future. (May 6, 2014). Who do you think would do the best job of running the country? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377076/first-time-voters-opinion-the-best-political-leaders-great-britain-uk/
British Future. "Who do you think would do the best job of running the country?." Chart. May 6, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377076/first-time-voters-opinion-the-best-political-leaders-great-britain-uk/
British Future. (2014). Who do you think would do the best job of running the country?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377076/first-time-voters-opinion-the-best-political-leaders-great-britain-uk/
British Future. "Who Do You Think Would Do The Best Job of Running The Country?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377076/first-time-voters-opinion-the-best-political-leaders-great-britain-uk/
British Future, Who do you think would do the best job of running the country? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377076/first-time-voters-opinion-the-best-political-leaders-great-britain-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Who do you think would do the best job of running the country? [Graph], British Future, May 6, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377076/first-time-voters-opinion-the-best-political-leaders-great-britain-uk/
