How Britain Voted in 1992
Who voted which way: the aggregate analysis of MORI's election polls, weighted to the eventual outcome
See also : How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2001, How Britain Voted in 2005, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI's polls during the 1992 general election
How Britain Voted in 1992
- MORI's 1992 General Election voting aggregate is compiled from interviews (conducted face-to-face) with 22,726 British adults during the election campaign (March-April 1992).
- Data were weighted to match the profile of the population and the final result of the election at regional level.
- The figures exclude those who said they would not vote (6%), were undecided (12%) or refused to name a party (4%).
- * Turnout estimates are based only on MORI's final election poll (n=1,731), and are not available for all categories
Voting | Change since 1987 | |||||||||
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Con | Lab | LD | Oth | Con lead over Lab | Con | Lab | LD† | Con-Lab swing | Esti- mated turnout* | |
% | % | % | % | ± % | ± % | ± % | ± % | ± % | % | |
Total | 43 | 35 | 18 | 4 | +8 | 0 | +3 | -5 | +1.5 | 78 |
Gender | ||||||||||
Men | 41 | 37 | 18 | 4 | +4 | -2 | +5 | -5 | +3.5 | 80 |
Women | 44 | 34 | 18 | 4 | +10 | +1 | +2 | -5 | +0.5 | 76 |
Age | ||||||||||
18-24 | 35 | 38 | 19 | 8 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | +0.5 | 63 |
25-34 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 5 | +3 | +1 | +4 | -7 | +1.5 | 76 |
35-44 | 40 | 36 | 20 | 4 | +4 | -5 | +8 | -5 | +6.5 | 80 |
45-54 | 47 | 31 | 18 | 4 | +16 | +2 | 0 | -5 | -1.0 | 80 |
55-64 | 44 | 35 | 19 | 2 | +9 | -1 | +4 | -2 | +2.5 | 82 |
65+ | 48 | 34 | 17 | 1 | +14 | +2 | +2 | -4 | 0 | 83 |
Social class | ||||||||||
AB | 56 | 19 | 22 | 3 | +37 | -1 | +5 | -4 | +3.0 | 83 |
C1 | 52 | 25 | 20 | 3 | +27 | +1 | +4 | -6 | +1.5 | 78 |
C2 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 4 | -1 | -1 | +4 | -5 | +2.5 | 75 |
DE | 31 | 49 | 16 | 4 | -18 | +1 | 0 | -4 | -0.5 | 77 |
Region | ||||||||||
Scotland | 26 | 39 | 13 | 22 | -13 | +2 | -3 | -6 | -2.5 | 75 |
Northern | 33 | 51 | 15 | 1 | -18 | +1 | +5 | -5 | +2.0 | 76 |
Yorks & Humbs | 38 | 44 | 17 | 1 | -6 | +1 | +3 | -5 | +1.0 | 75 |
North-West | 38 | 45 | 16 | 1 | -7 | 0 | +4 | -5 | +2.0 | 77 |
Wales | 29 | 49 | 12 | 10 | -20 | -1 | +4 | -6 | +2.5 | 80 |
West Midlands | 45 | 39 | 15 | 1 | +6 | -1 | +6 | -6 | +3.5 | 78 |
East Midlands | 47 | 37 | 15 | 1 | +10 | -2 | +7 | -6 | +4.5 | 81 |
East Anglia | 51 | 28 | 20 | 1 | +23 | -1 | +6 | -6 | +3.5 | 80 |
South West | 48 | 19 | 31 | 2 | +29 | -3 | +3 | -2 | +3.0 | 81 |
South East | 55 | 21 | 23 | 1 | +34 | -1 | +4 | -4 | +2.5 | 80 |
Greater London | 45 | 37 | 15 | 3 | +8 | -1 | +6 | -6 | +3.5 | 74 |
Telephone owner | ||||||||||
Yes | 44 | 33 | 19 | 4 | +11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
No | 33 | 47 | 15 | 5 | -14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Work status | ||||||||||
Full time | 44 | 33 | 18 | 5 | +11 | -2 | +4 | -5 | +3.0 | n/a |
Part time | 44 | 33 | 20 | 3 | +11 | +1 | +4 | -5 | +1.5 | n/a |
Not working | 44 | 35 | 18 | 3 | +9 | +1 | +3 | -5 | +1.0 | n/a |
Unemployed | 25 | 51 | 17 | 7 | -26 | +3 | -4 | -3 | -3.5 | n/a |
Male Full-Time | 44 | 34 | 18 | 4 | +10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Female Full-Time | 45 | 33 | 18 | 4 | +12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Housing tenure | ||||||||||
Owner | 53 | 27 | 19 | 1 | +26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Mortgage | 46 | 31 | 19 | 4 | +15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Council tenant | 24 | 55 | 15 | 6 | -31 | +2 | -1 | -4 | -1.5 | n/a |
Private rent | 33 | 40 | 21 | 6 | -7 | -6 | +3 | 0 | +4.5 | n/a |
ABC1 own/mortgage | 56 | 21 | 21 | 2 | +35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
C2DE own/mortgage | 41 | 39 | 17 | 3 | +2 | -2 | +7 | -6 | +4.5 | n/a |
Trade union | ||||||||||
Member | 31 | 46 | 19 | 4 | -15 | +1 | +4 | -7 | +1.5 | n/a |
Non-member | 46 | 33 | 18 | 3 | +13 | -1 | +4 | -4 | +2.5 | n/a |
Member - Men | 30 | 47 | 19 | 4 | -17 | -1 | +5 | -6 | +3.0 | n/a |
Member - Women | 31 | 44 | 21 | 4 | -13 | +2 | +3 | -6 | +0.5 | n/a |
Member - ABC1 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 3 | +1 | 0 | +6 | -6 | +3.0 | n/a |
Member - C2DE | 26 | 54 | 16 | 4 | -28 | +1 | +3 | -6 | +1.0 | n/a |
Men/women by age/class | ||||||||||
Men 18-24 | 40 | 34 | 18 | 8 | +6 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | n/a |
Men 25-34 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 5 | +3 | -1 | +5 | -6 | +3.0 | n/a |
Men 35-54 | 41 | 36 | 19 | 4 | +5 | -1 | +4 | -5 | +2.5 | n/a |
Men 55+ | 43 | 37 | 17 | 3 | +6 | -2 | +6 | -6 | +4.0 | n/a |
Men AB | 55 | 20 | 22 | 3 | +35 | -1 | +4 | -4 | +2.5 | n/a |
Men C1 | 51 | 25 | 20 | 4 | +26 | +1 | +3 | -6 | +1.0 | n/a |
Men C2 | 37 | 42 | 16 | 5 | -5 | -4 | +6 | -6 | +5.0 | n/a |
Men DE | 27 | 52 | 16 | 5 | -25 | -4 | +4 | -3 | +4.0 | n/a |
Women 18-24 | 30 | 43 | 19 | 8 | -13 | -2 | +1 | -5 | +1.5 | n/a |
Women 25-34 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 5 | +3 | +3 | +4 | -9 | +0.5 | n/a |
Women 35-54 | 46 | 32 | 19 | 3 | +14 | -1 | +6 | -6 | +3.5 | n/a |
Women 55+ | 49 | 31 | 18 | 2 | +18 | +3 | -1 | -2 | -2.0 | n/a |
Women AB | 58 | 19 | 21 | 2 | +39 | 0 | +6 | -5 | +3.0 | n/a |
Women C1 | 53 | 25 | 20 | 2 | +28 | 0 | +4 | -5 | +2.0 | n/a |
Women C2 | 40 | 38 | 19 | 3 | +2 | 0 | +3 | -4 | +1.5 | n/a |
Women DE | 33 | 46 | 16 | 5 | -13 | +4 | -3 | -4 | -3.5 | n/a |
†Change for Liberal Democrats is calculated by comparison with Liberal-SDP Alliance share in 1987
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