Electoral fact of the day: turnout and age

“Nearly three-quarters (74%) of people aged 65 or over said that they had voted in the European Parliamentary elections, compared with only 13% of those aged 18 to 24.”

(From the Electoral Commission’s report in to the June 2009 elections, p.26.)

Share this story with your friends:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LibDig
  • E-mail this story to a friend!
This entry was posted in News and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink or use the short url http://ldv.org.uk/16831 for twitter and emails. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.
Liberal Democrat Voice is an independent, collaborative website run by Liberal Democrat activists, where any individual inside or outside the party can express their views. Views expressed on this website are those of the individuals who express them and may not reflect those of the party.

Poll


Categories

Recent Posts