This statistic shows the opinions on replacing compulsory voting with a voting right among the Dutch-speaking community in Belgium as of April 2017. During the surveyed period, roughly 35 percent of the Dutch-speaking respondents from Belgium indicated they completely agreed with the following statement: "The current compulsory voting should be replaced by voting right".
To what extent do you agree with the statement: "The current compulsory voting should be replaced by voting right"?*
Dutch-speaking citizens eligible to vote, living in Flanders or the Brussels Capital Region and reachable by landline or mobile phone
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
* This question was originally phrased by the source as follows: "In welke mate bent u het eens met de volgende stelling: ''De huidige opkomstplicht bij de verkiezingen moet worden vervangen door een stemrecht''?"
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De Standaard, & VRT. (April 19, 2017). To what extent do you agree with the statement: "The current compulsory voting should be replaced by voting right"?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/711041/opinions-on-replacing-compulsory-voting-with-voting-right-among-dutch-speaking-community-in-belgium/
De Standaard, und VRT. "To what extent do you agree with the statement: "The current compulsory voting should be replaced by voting right"?*." Chart. April 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711041/opinions-on-replacing-compulsory-voting-with-voting-right-among-dutch-speaking-community-in-belgium/
De Standaard, VRT. (2017). To what extent do you agree with the statement: "The current compulsory voting should be replaced by voting right"?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711041/opinions-on-replacing-compulsory-voting-with-voting-right-among-dutch-speaking-community-in-belgium/
De Standaard, and VRT. "To What Extent Do You Agree with The Statement: "The Current Compulsory Voting Should Be Replaced by Voting Right"?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711041/opinions-on-replacing-compulsory-voting-with-voting-right-among-dutch-speaking-community-in-belgium/
De Standaard & VRT, To what extent do you agree with the statement: "The current compulsory voting should be replaced by voting right"?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711041/opinions-on-replacing-compulsory-voting-with-voting-right-among-dutch-speaking-community-in-belgium/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
To what extent do you agree with the statement: "The current compulsory voting should be replaced by voting right"?* [Graph], De Standaard, & VRT, April 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/711041/opinions-on-replacing-compulsory-voting-with-voting-right-among-dutch-speaking-community-in-belgium/