Elections, parties & leaders
Politics is not just about the constitutional question. It is also about the regular stuff of political life; the parties, the leaders and of course elections both north and south of the border.
Here you will find a collection of questions that ask people their views on these subjects, including data on how people in Scotland say they would vote in a Scottish Parliament or a UK general election.
Politics is not just about the constitutional question. It is also about the regular stuff of political life; the parties, the leaders and of course elections both north and south of the border. Here you will find a collection of questions that ask people their views on these subjects, including data on how people in Scotland say they would vote in a Scottish Parliament or a UK general election.Popular questions on this topic:
- How would you use your constituency vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (asked 2016-21 Scottish Parliament)
24 June 2016 - 4 May 2021, data from Scotland - How would you be likely to use your regional vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (asked 2016-21 Scottish Parliament)
24 June 2016 - 4 May 2021, data from Scotland - How would you be likely to vote in a UK General Election? (asked since 2019 General Election)
24 March 2020 - 17 August 2022, data from Scotland - Do you think Nicola Sturgeon is doing well or badly as First Minister?
29 January 2015 - 23 May 2022, data from Scotland - In principle, do you think there should or should not be a referendum on Scottish independence at some point in the next five years?
24 April 2017 - 17 August 2022, data from Scotland - Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Boris Johnson is doing his job as Prime Minister?
19 November 2019 - 29 May 2022, data from Scotland - Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Nicola Sturgeon as (Deputy) First Minister?
29 April 2013 - 29 May 2022, data from Scotland - How good or bad a job has Nicola Sturgeon done in responding to the coronavirus outbreak?
30 June 2020 - 5 March 2021, data from Scotland - How would you use your constituency vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (asked since 2021 Scottish Parliament election)
16 June 2021 - 17 August 2022, data from Scotland - How would you be likely to use your regional vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (asked since 2021 Scottish Parliament election)
16 June 2021 - 17 August 2022, data from Scotland
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Autumn Leaves
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Latest questions on this topic:
- If Keir Starmer became Prime Minister, how likely do you think it would be that Scotland became an independent country?
- If Liz Truss became Prime Minister, how likely do you think it would be that Scotland would become independent?
- If Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, how likely do you think it would be that Scotland became independent?
- Who do you think should make the decision about whether there is a referendum on Scottish independence?
- If there the 2016 referendum on UK membership of the EU was being held now, how would you vote?
- If Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister, how would you vote in a referendum on whether Wales should be an independent country?
