As election day draws near, results of a MORI Scotland poll released today (26th April 1999), reveal that the Scottish public hold strong views on the issue of genetically modified (GM) food and could even affect their vote in May.
As you may know, you will have two votes in the election for the Scottish Parliament. The first is for a named candidate standing in your area, just like in a general election. The other vote is for a party, and people will be elected from lists that the parties put forward, according to the proportion of the total number of votes that each party wins.
Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
(If undecided or refused at Q1)
Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support? - Base: 1,907
As you may know, you will have two votes in the election for the Scottish Parliament. The first is for a named candidate standing in your area, just like in a general election. The other vote is for a party, and people will be elected from lists that the parties put forward, according to the proportion of the total number of votes that each party wins.
Research study conducted for The Economist between 5-8 March and published 26 March 1999
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 2,147 respondents aged 15+ at 158 sampling points across Great Britain.
Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
(If undecided or refused at Q1)
Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support? - Base: 1,769
In this article I argue that public opinion is important, real, and in the run up to the Maastricht Treaty was mismanaged to the point of neglect. This was also true in relation to the European movement towards the ICG, following after the Maastricht Treaty ratification process.
