Northern Ireland General Election Survey (2010, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024)

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The Northern Ireland General Election Survey, 2024 investigated how the Northern Ireland electorate voted (or didn’t vote) at the 2024 General Election and the reasons behind their voting choices. The study examines the basis of party choice, attitudes to political institutions, views on Brexit, and a range of other political issues in Northern Ireland. The study is based upon a representative sample of 2,034 Northern Ireland electors, surveyed face-to-face between 19 July 2024 and 27 August 2024 following the General Election (4 July 2024).

Further information can be found on the UKRI Gateway to Research webpage for the 2024 Northern Ireland General Election study project. 

The study builds on a series of post-general election surveys conducted in Northern Ireland. These are held at the UK Data Service, and include:

• SN 6553 -  Northern Ireland General Election Attitudes Survey, 2010;
• SN 7523 - Northern Ireland General Election Survey, 2015;
• SN 8234 - Northern Ireland General Election Survey, 2017; and 
• SN 8619 - Northern Ireland General Election Survey 2019.

Main topics:The study addresses topics such as interest in politics, voting behaviour, the most important issues at the election, views on political parties and leaders, views on political institutions and power sharing, views on constitutional issues including factors influencing views, Brexit, post-Brexit and the Windsor Framework and, views on other issues including academic transfer, immigration, electoral pacts, water charges etc. and community relations