Rt Hon William Hague MP takes top spot as "most impressive parliamentarian"
The latest installment of Ipsos's long-running survey of MPs finds William Hague topping the charts as the most impressive British politician.
The latest installment of Ipsos’s long-running survey of MPs finds William Hague topping the charts as the most impressive British politician.
Each year, Ipsos asks MPs to name both the parliamentarian and the minister/shadow minister they find most impressive. In 2012, Michael Gove took top spot on both questions. This year, it is Mr Hague who takes both prizes, he is in first place among Labour MPs as well as among Conservatives. David Cameron rises up the charts for “most impressive politician”, in 2nd place, with 23%. This compares with his 4th place last year (with 12%). Ed Miliband, on the other hand, falls from 3rd place to 10th. Keith Vaz is the highest performing Labour politician, coming third this year.Theresa May and Chris Grayling are new entries to the “most impressive politician” Top 10.
Q Who, in your opinion, is the most impressive parliamentarian of any party at the moment?
| 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Gove 20% | William Hague 26% |
| 2 | William Hague 20% | David Cameron 23% |
| 3 | Ed Miliband 15% | Keith Vaz 20% |
| 4 | David Cameron 12% | Michael Gove 12% |
| 5 | Ed Balls 12% | Stephen Pound 10% |
| 6 | Jacob Rees-Mogg 9% | Ian Duncan Smith 10% |
| 7 | Ian Duncan Smith 8% | Jacob Rees-Mogg 10% |
| 8 | Jesse Norman 5% | Theresa May 8% |
| 9 | Alistair Darling 5% | Chris Grayling 7% |
| 10 | Chuka Umunna, Chris Bryant 4% | Ed Balls, Ed Miliband 6% |
| 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Gove 31% | William Hague 28% |
| 2 | William Hague 17% | Michael Gove 20% |
| 3 | Ed Balls 14% | Yvette Cooper 16% |
| 4 | Ian Duncan Smith 12% | Ian Duncan Smith 12% |
| 5 | Yvette Cooper 8% | Theresa May 11% |
| 6 | Ed Miliband 8% | David Cameron 10% |
| 7 | Vince Cable 8% | Ed Balls 7% |
| 8 | Justine Greening 7% | Andy Burnham 6% |
| 9 | Chuka Umunna 5% | Patrick McLoughlin 5% |
| 10 | Philip Hammond 5% | Chris Grayling 6% |
Simon Atkinson, Assistant Chief Executive at Ipsos, said
“This survey confirms the political rehabilitation of William Hague, with the Foreign Secretary receiving recognition across the House for his performance both in parliament and in his ministerial role”.
Technical note
Ipsos interviewed 111 Members of Parliament between 10 June and 2 August 2013. For more information, see our MPs Surveys page.
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