European Parliamentary Elections Research 1999

European Voting Intention - Unprompted with showcard

31 March 1999

Base: 1,930 British adults aged 18+
Interviews conducted in 163 Enumeration District Sampling Points nationwide
Fieldwork dates: 22-25 January 1999
Data weighted to the known population profile
All figures are in % unless otherwise stated
An asterisk (*) represents a value of less than one half of one per cent, but not zero
Totals may not add up to 100%, due to multiple answers or computer rounding
The voting intention figures exclude those who say they would not vote, are undecided or refuse to name a party.

European Voting Intention - Unprompted with showcard

Q1 How do you intend to vote at the European Parliamentary Elections on 10 June 1999? (If undecided or refused at Q1) Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
	%
Conservative	23
Labour	56
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem)	14
Scottish National Party	3
Plaid Cymru	1
Green Party	2
Referendum Party/UKIP/Democratic Party	*
Other	*

Will not/do not intend to vote	25
Undecided	17
Refused	*

European Voting Intention - Prompted

Q3 How do you intend to vote at the European Parliamentary Elections on 10 June 1999? (If undecided or refused at Q1) Q4 Which party are you most inclined to support?
	%
Conservative	26
Labour	54
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem)	14
Scottish National Party	3
Plaid Cymru	1
Green Party	2
Referendum Party/UKIP/Democratic Party	1
Other	0

Will not/do not intend to vote	18
Undecided	13
Refused	1

Q5 From this card, can you tell me how likely you are to get along to vote in the European Parliamentary Elections in June?
	%
Certain not to vote	15
Not very likely to vote	15
Quite likely to vote	22
Very likely to vote	17
Certain to vote	27
Don't know	4

Certain/likely to vote	66
Very/quite likely to vote	39
Certain not to/not very likely to vote	30

Q6 If you thought that the Green Party could win seats in the European Parliamentary elections in June, what effect, if any, would it have on your vote?
	%
It would not change my vote	59
It would make me more inclined to vote Conservative	1
It would make me more inclined to vote Labour	3
It would make me more inclined to vote Liberal Democrat	1
It would make me more inclined to vote Green	16
It would make me more inclined to vote SNP/Plaid Cymru	*
It would make me more inclined to vote for some other party	2
Will not/do not intend to vote	13
Other	*
Don't know	5

Q7 As you may be aware, the European Parliamentary elections will use a system of Proportional Representation this year in which voters will vote for parties rather than individual candidates. This system will mean that some of the smaller parties will have a greater chance than before of winning seats. What effect, if any, will this have on your vote?
	%
It will not change my vote	61
It will make me more inclined to vote Conservative	3
It will make me more inclined to vote Labour	4
It will make me more inclined to vote Liberal Democrat	5
It will make me more inclined to vote Green	3
It will make me more inclined to vote SNP/Plaid Cymru	*
It will make me more inclined to vote for some other party	2
It will make me less inclined to vote	*
Will not vote/do not intend to vote	13
Other	1
Don't know	6