In the 2017 Scottish council elections, are you more likely to only vote for your first-choice party or to rank two or more parties in order of preference?

Fieldwork dates: 8 February 2017 - 13 February 2017
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: In the 2017 Scottish council elections, are you more likely to only vote for your first-choice party or to rank two or more parties in order of preference?
Fieldwork end date Pollster	13 February 2017 Poll by Norstat
I will only vote for my first-choice party	53%
I will rank two or more parties in order of preference	30%
Don't know	16%
Refused	0%

Choose first group:

I will only vote for my first-choice party
I will rank two or more parties in order of preference
Don't know
Refused

Choose second group:

I will only vote for my first-choice party
I will rank two or more parties in order of preference
Don't know
Refused

Choose third group:

I will only vote for my first-choice party
I will rank two or more parties in order of preference
Don't know
Refused

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The electoral system used for council elections allows voters to rank multiple parties in order of preference, or to only vote for their first-choice party. Which do you think you're likely to do?

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In the 2017 Scottish council elections, are you more likely to only vote for your first-choice party or to rank two or more parties in order of preference?

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