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how2vote key policy summary statistics
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On this page you can find out which answers/policies were most often selected as a 'key issue'. (Or switch to the overall/non-key issue version).

The first table on this page shows how often each manifesto statement in favour of a policy or a belief was chosen when the question was ticked as a 'key issue'. The figures are shown as a percentage of all the people completing the site. The second table shows the same results but includes people disagreeing with a policy too - there are more than 125 rows in this table, allowing a real insight into the popularity (or otherwise) of the parties' manifesto policies.

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This table shows you how often each answer has been chosen when the corresponding question was ticked as 'key issue' . This provides an indication of which particular policies are judged to be of key importance. This table also tells you which policies are most critical to supporters of the different parties:

Key issue policies Click on a column heading to sort by it   Key issues by initial party preference Policies / Beliefs in favour of: Overall   Conservative Labour Lib Dem No preference Allow asylum-seekers to work 3.4%   3.7% 3.3% 4.2% 3.0% 3rd world debt relief the highest priority 3.2%   0.7% 4.5% 6.6% 2.6% Ban smoking in public (see footnote) 3.2%   2.8% 3.3% 4.1% 3.0% Points-based work permits for immigrants 2.9%   4.8% 2.0% 2.1% 2.8% Permanent immigrants must pass English language test 2.9%   4.7% 1.9% 2.1% 2.7% Yearly quota for asylum seekers 2.7%   5.2% 1.4% 1.4% 2.6% Use private healthcare to speed diagnosis of serious illness 2.7%   3.4% 2.7% 3.0% 2.3% Use private hospitals for additional NHS capacity 2.6%   3.4% 2.7% 2.9% 2.1% Expand asylum detention places 2.5%   4.4% 1.6% 1.5% 2.3% Withdraw Iraq troops by year-end 2.4%   1.3% 1.5% 5.5% 2.2% Stop building on greenfield sites 2.4%   2.4% 2.2% 4.0% 2.0% 24-hour port surveillance 2.4%   4.1% 1.4% 1.3% 2.4% Remove unhelpful speed cameras 2.4%   3.8% 1.7% 2.2% 2.1% Dedicated border police 2.4%   4.0% 1.3% 1.2% 2.5% Join Euro or hold referendum 2.3%   1.2% 3.1% 4.7% 1.6% Electronic border system 2.3%   3.9% 1.4% 1.2% 2.3% Repeal the recent Terrorism Act 2.3%   2.0% 1.4% 4.9% 1.7% 50% on £100K income tax 2.1%   0.9% 2.5% 4.9% 1.5% Free eye and dental tests 1.8%   1.1% 2.0% 2.9% 1.7% Elderly can't be forced to sell homes to pay for healthcare 1.8%   1.7% 1.7% 3.0% 1.5% Free personal care for elderly 1.8%   1.5% 1.7% 2.7% 1.5% Imprison high-risk offenders indefinitely 1.7%   2.4% 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% Replace council tax with local income tax 1.5%   1.1% 1.0% 3.5% 1.2% Need robust new terrorism laws 1.5%   2.1% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% Community service for non-violent offenders 1.4%   1.5% 1.7% 1.8% 1.2% Abolish central hospital targets 1.4%   1.7% 0.7% 2.1% 1.2% Head teachers given full control 1.4%   2.7% 1.0% 1.4% 1.0% National ID card 1.4%   1.4% 1.7% 1.1% 1.3% Favour EU constitution 1.3%   0.4% 2.2% 2.7% 0.9% Pay half the cost of the equivalent NHS op when going private 1.3%   2.7% 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% Local communities can ban GM crops 1.2%   0.8% 1.2% 2.4% 1.1% Add 20,000 new prison places 1.2%   2.1% 1.1% 0.8% 1.0% Charge for road usage 1.2%   0.7% 1.5% 1.9% 1.1% University tuition fees 1.2%   1.0% 1.8% 1.1% 1.0% Abolish school exam grade allocation targets 1.1%   1.5% 0.7% 1.8% 0.9% Re-open closed railway stations 1.1%   0.8% 1.0% 1.9% 0.9% Scottish MPs only vote on Scottish issues 1.0%   1.8% 0.9% 1.3% 0.6% Free rail discount cards for concessions 1.0%   1.0% 1.1% 1.7% 0.8% Extend maternity leave from 6 to 9 months 1.0%   0.5% 1.5% 1.3% 0.9% Free off-peak bus travel for elderly 1.0%   0.9% 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% Increase maternity pay to minimum wage 0.9%   0.6% 1.4% 1.2% 0.9% Restore disbanded army regiments 0.9%   1.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% Harder school exams 0.9%   1.5% 0.5% 1.3% 0.7% Publish individual exam marks 0.9%   1.0% 0.9% 1.3% 0.7% House of Lords reform was botched 0.9%   0.4% 1.4% 1.7% 0.6% Legalise cannabis for personal use 0.9%   0.3% 1.0% 1.9% 0.7% Repeal fox-hunting ban 0.9%   2.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% Single transferrable vote 0.7%   0.5% 0.6% 1.8% 0.5% Abolish central house-building targets 0.7%   1.1% 0.4% 0.7% 0.7% Re-elect whole councils every 4 years 0.7%   0.6% 0.6% 1.3% 0.6% Extend length of rail franchises 0.7%   0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 0.6% Homeland Security Minister 0.6%   0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% Dedicated car-pool lanes 0.6%   0.3% 0.8% 1.0% 0.5% Strengthen regional assemblies 0.6%   0.4% 0.9% 1.1% 0.4% Right to buy for housing association tenants 0.6%   0.7% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% Link pensions with earnings 0.6%   0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.5% Schools can offer international exams 0.6%   0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% Give the vote to 16 year-olds 0.6%   0.3% 0.5% 1.4% 0.4% Cut government ministers by a third 0.5%   0.9% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% Cut number of MPs by 20% 0.4%   0.7% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% Merge GCSEs and A-levels into diploma system 0.4%   0.1% 0.5% 0.9% 0.4%

Footnote: Of those in favour of banning smoking in enclosed public spaces, some were in favour of an exception to allow smoking in licensed premises which do not serve food. The breakdown on this issue for all in favour of banning smoking is as follows: Overall: 11% want to exclude bars without food from the ban / 89% want a complete ban And similarly in favour of the exception by initial party preference: Conservative: 16% / 84%; Labour: 11% / 89%; Lib Dem: 11% / 89%; No preference: 10% / 90%

This percentage breakdown shows how many times a policy was chosen and its corresponding question ticked as a 'key issue' out of all the people taking the how2vote quiz or expressing the relevant initial party preference. Click on column headings to re-sort.

This table shows you how often each policy has been either agreed or disagreed with, shown as 'For' or 'Against' respectively, and its corresponding question ticked as a 'key issue'. This provides an indication of which particular policies are most popular and unpopular with people who consider them of critical importance. This table also shows how this varies between supporters of the different parties:

Overall Key Popular/Unpopular policies Click on a column heading to sort by it   Key Popularity/Unpopularity by initial party preference For? Policy / Belief Overall   Conservative Labour Lib Dem No preference Against Tuition fees 3.4%   2.9% 2.3% 7.9% 2.4% For Allow asylum-seekers to work 3.4%   3.7% 3.3% 4.2% 3.0% For Ban smoking in public (see footnote) 3.2%   2.8% 3.3% 4.1% 3.0% For 3rd world debt relief the highest priority 3.2%   0.7% 4.5% 6.6% 2.6% For Points-based work permits for immigrants 2.9%   4.8% 2.0% 2.1% 2.8% For Permanent immigrants must pass English language test 2.9%   4.7% 1.9% 2.1% 2.7% Against Join Euro or hold referendum 2.9%   5.6% 1.7% 1.7% 2.5% For Yearly quota for asylum seekers 2.7%   5.2% 1.4% 1.4% 2.6% For Use private healthcare to speed diagnosis of serious illness 2.7%   3.4% 2.7% 3.0% 2.3% Against National ID card 2.6%   2.3% 1.5% 5.9% 2.0% For Use private hospitals for additional NHS capacity 2.6%   3.4% 2.7% 2.9% 2.1% For Expand asylum detention places 2.5%   4.4% 1.6% 1.5% 2.3% For Withdraw Iraq troops by year-end 2.4%   1.3% 1.5% 5.5% 2.2% For Stop building on greenfield sites 2.4%   2.4% 2.2% 4.0% 2.0% For 24-hour port surveillance 2.4%   4.1% 1.4% 1.3% 2.4% For Remove unhelpful speed cameras 2.4%   3.8% 1.7% 2.2% 2.1% For Dedicated border police 2.4%   4.0% 1.3% 1.2% 2.5% Against EU constitution 2.3%   5.2% 1.1% 1.1% 2.0% For Join Euro or hold referendum 2.3%   1.2% 3.1% 4.7% 1.6% For Electronic border system 2.3%   3.9% 1.4% 1.2% 2.3% For Repeal the recent Terrorism Act 2.3%   2.0% 1.4% 4.9% 1.7% For 50% on £100K income tax 2.1%   0.9% 2.5% 4.9% 1.5% For Favour free eye and dental tests 1.8%   1.1% 2.0% 2.9% 1.7% For Elderly can't be forced to sell homes to pay for healthcare 1.8%   1.7% 1.7% 3.0% 1.5% For Free personal care for elderly 1.8%   1.5% 1.7% 2.7% 1.5% For Imprison high-risk offenders indefinitely 1.7%   2.4% 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% Against Pay half the cost of the equivalent NHS op when going private 1.7%   0.7% 2.9% 2.7% 1.4% Against Yearly quota for asylum seekers 1.6%   0.5% 2.3% 3.3% 1.3% Against 50% on £100K income tax 1.6%   3.5% 1.4% 0.5% 1.3% For Abolish council tax 1.5%   1.1% 1.0% 3.5% 1.2% For Need robust new terrorism laws 1.5%   2.1% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% Against Expand asylum detention places 1.5%   1.0% 2.0% 2.6% 1.2% Against Repeal fox-hunting ban 1.5%   0.5% 2.6% 2.7% 1.2% For Community service for non-violent offenders 1.4%   1.5% 1.7% 1.8% 1.2% For Abolish central hospital targets 1.4%   1.7% 0.7% 2.1% 1.2% For Head teachers given full control 1.4%   2.7% 1.0% 1.4% 1.0% For National ID card 1.4%   1.4% 1.7% 1.1% 1.3% For EU constitution 1.3%   0.4% 2.2% 2.7% 0.9% Against Need robust new terrorism laws 1.3%   0.9% 0.8% 3.4% 0.9% For Pay half the cost of the equivalent NHS op when going private 1.3%   2.7% 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% For Local communities can ban GM crops 1.2%   0.8% 1.2% 2.4% 1.1% For Add 20,000 new prison places 1.2%   2.1% 1.1% 0.8% 1.0% For Charge for road usage 1.2%   0.7% 1.5% 1.9% 1.1% For University tuition fees 1.2%   1.0% 1.8% 1.1% 1.0% For Abolish school exam grade allocation targets 1.1%   1.5% 0.7% 1.8% 0.9% For Re-open closed railway stations 1.1%   0.8% 1.0%