South Molton Declaration Poll - Toplines
Respondents were informed that all candidates at the next General Election will be asked to sign the South Molton Declaration. The Declaration says that, if elected, candidates would put a bill before Parliament stating that only the British Parliament at Westminster should pass and repeal laws that affect British people, and that this would in particular restrict the powers of the European Union over Britain. They were then asked whether the refusal by their chosen candidate to sign the Declaration would alter how they would vote.
- MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,945 adults aged 18+ at 189 sampling points across Great Britain.
- Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face on 22 - 27 March 2001.
- Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
- Poll conducted for the South Molton Declaration.
QSM1 At the General Election all Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat candidates will be asked to sign the South Molton Declaration. The Declaration says that, if elected, they will put a bill before Parliament stating that only the British Parliament at Westminster should pass and repeal laws that affect British people. This would in particular restrict the powers of the European Union over Britain.
If the (... PARTY) candidate refused to sign such a declaration, which of these do you think you would be most likely to do?
| % | |
| I would vote for a different candidate who has signed the Declaration | 30 |
| I would vote for the same candidate | 47 |
| I would not vote | 12 |
| Don't know | 11 |
| Cons | Lab | Lib Dem | |
| (460) | (770) | (222) | |
| % | % | % | |
| I would vote for a different candidate who has signed the Declaration | 40 | 24 | 31 |
| I would vote for the same candidate | 37 | 52 | 51 |
| I would not vote | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Dont't know | 8 | 13 | 8 |
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