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British Election Panel Study, 2001: Waves 1-2

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LabelReason For Vote-Other
Responses
.BEST LOCAL MP 1
3 PARTY STATE 1
9I OBJECT TO CANDITATE 1
A MAN TO REPRESENT LOCAL PEOPLE WHICH THE ABOUR CANDIDATE DOES NOT DO 1
ALWAYS HAVE MOTHER AND FATHER BEFORE ME 1
ALWAYS BEEN LABOUR 1
ALWAYS BEEN SOCIALIST 1
ALWAYS DO 1
ALWAYS HAD LEANINGS TOWARDS CONSERVATIVE PARTY 1
ALWAYS HAVE VOTED THAT WAY 1
ALWAYS HAVE VOTED THISWAY 1
ALWAYS VOTE CONSERVATIVE 2
ALWAYS VOTED CONSERVATIVE 1
ALWAYS VOTED CONSRVATIVE 1
ALWAYS VOTED LABOUR 5
ALWAYS VOTED TORY SAME AS PARENTS 1
ALWAYS VTE LIB DEM 1
AWAYS VOTED CONSERIE 1
BECAUSE I LIVE IN WALES ALWAYS VOTED LABOUR 1
BECAUSE IM NOT HAPPY WITH THE LABOUR PARTY 1
BECAUSE OF LOCAL CANDIDATE 1
BECAUSE WE HAVE A VER STRONG LOCAL MP 1
BEEN BROUGHT UP TO IT 1
BEING A POOR PERSON I VOTR LABOUR 1
BEST FOR WORKING PEOPLE 1
BEST OF A BAD BUNCH 2
BETTER OF THE TWO EVILS 1
BOTH POLICIES AND NLEADE 1
BOTH ARE EQUALY 1
BROUGHT UP TO VOTE LABOUR 1
BROUGHT UP CONSEATIIVE 1
BROUGHT UP LABOU 1
BROUGHT UP THAT WAY 1
BROUGHTBUP THAT WAY 1
CANDIDATE 2
CARE MORE ABOUT THIS AREA THE NORTH EAST 1
CONSERVATIVES SEEM TO BE LOOKING AFTERTHEMSELVES & THEIR KIND 1
D/K 1
DEEP LOATHING OF LABOUR 1
DID NOT LIKE LABOUR PROPO.GANDA 1
DID NOT THINK MUCH OF COBVERSATIVE 1
DID NOT WANT TO VOTE FO TON BLAIR 1
DIDN'T LIKE THE PARTY WHO WERE GOING TO WIN 1
DIDNT APPROVE OF CANDIDATE 1
DISLIKE LABOUR 1
DISLKE TONY BAIR 1
DISOLUTIONED WITH OTHER PARTIES 1
DISSATIISFIED WITH LABOUR CANDIIDATE 1
DISTRST 9F NEW LAB0UR 1
DK ALWAYS VOTED LABOUR 1
DON'T LIKE ANY OTHER.PARTIES 1
DON'T LIKE THE OTHER TWO MAIN PARTIES 1
DONT KNOW 2
DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT PARTIES ROUND HERE 1
FED UP WITH THE MAIN TWO 1
FOR A CHANGE 1
FORCE C0NSERS INTO 3RD PLACE 1
GIVE THEM A GO 1
HABIT 1
HATE THE TORIES 1
HAVE ALWAYS VOTED LABOUR 1
HEALTH SERVICE ISSUSES 1
HISTORICAL FAVOURITISM 1
I IFNT LIKE THE CANDIDATE 1
I ALWAYS VOTE TOTY 1
I DIDNT LIKE THE OTHER TWO CANDIDATES 1
I DIDNT WANT LSBOUR TO GET IN 1
I FELT THE CHOICE OFWHITE PERSON 1
I HAD NO FAITH IN THE OTHER PARTIES 1
I HAVE ALWAYS VOTED LABOUR 1
I HOUGHYBBTHRIR POLICIES EERE VLOSER TO ME THAN LABPURS 1
I LIKE BORIS JOHNSON 1
I LIKED THE CANDIDATE 1
I WANTED TO SEE THEM HAVE A CHANCE 1
I AGREED WITH THEM JUST ON EUROPE 1
I ALWAYS HAVE LIKE MYFATHER 1
I ALWAYS VOTE LABOUR 1
I AM WORKING CLASS 1
I BELIEVE SCOTLAND SHOULD BE INDEPENDENT 1
I CHOSE THE CANDIDATE BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONLYLOCAL ONE 1
I DIDNT ANY FAITH IN THE LEADERSHIP 1
I DIDNT FEEL ANY CHOICE BETWEEN PARTIES 1
I DIDNT LIKE THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY BROADCAST THE CRIME SECTION 1
I DIDNT NLIKE ANY OTHERS 1
I DO NOT BELEIVE THAT LABOUR OR CONSERVATIVE KEEP THEIR PROMISES ON THE THING YHEY SAY THEY ARE GING 1
I DONT WANT BRITAIN TO LOSE THE POUND 1
I GO BY WHAT EACH HAS DONE SINCE THE WAR 1
I THINK SNP CAN DO GOOD FOR SCOTLAND 1
I VOTE BECAUSE THE LABOUR IS THE BEST PARTY FOR ME 1
I VOTE FOR THE PARTY I HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED 1
I VOTED BECAUSE OF THE LOCAL MP RATHER THAN THE PARTY 1
I VOTED FOR THE PERSON WHO DOES THE MOST GOOD FOR THIS AREA IRRESPECTIVE OF PARTY 1
I WANTED TO GIVE SOMEONE ELSE A CHANCE 1
I WAS BROUGHT UP THAT WAY 1
I WAS BROUGHT UP,LABOUR 1
I'VEV ALWAYS VOTED LABOUR 1
ICOULDN,T BRING MYSELF TO VOTE FOR LABOUR VERY DISLLUSIONES 1
IN ORDER TO VOTE AGAINST LABOUR 1
INDEPENDENCE FOR DCOTLAND 1
INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATE 1
IT WAS A PROTEST AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT 1
IT WAS A PROTEST VOTE. I DIDN'T LIKE ANY OF THE MAIN PARTIES 1
ITHINK THE PRESENT GOVT IS P R LED RATHER POLICY LED 1
ITS MY STATION IN LIFE THE WAY IVE BEEN TAUGHT TO VOTE 1
IVE ALWAYS VOTED LABOUR 1
JACK CUNNINGHAM NEEDS A KICK 1
JUSTDIDN'T WANT TO VOTE FOR ANY OF THE OTHERS 1
LABOUR NOT SO GOOD HERE BTRY SNP FOR A CHANGE 1
LABOUR ARE PATHETIC 1
LACK OF OPPOSITION 1
LESSER OFTWO EVILS CONSERVATIVE 1
LIKE THE LOCAL MP 1
LIKED THE LOCAL CANDIDATE FOLLOWED MY VIEWS 1
LIKED LOCAL MAN 1
LOCAL MAN 1
LOCAL MP 1
MORE LOCAL CONTROL OF LOCAL NEEDS 1
MY HUSBAND VOTED SNP 1
MY PARENTS ALWAYS VOTED LABOUR 1
MY PARTY WAS NOT STANDING 1
MY TRADITION 1
NATIONALLY THEY HAD NO CHANCE OF GETTING IN 1
NEEDED A CHANCE TO PROVE THEM SELVES 1
NEW LABOUR NOT THE PARTY I REMEMBER 1
NO CHOICE I DIDN'T LIE THE OTHER PARTIES 1
NO DIFFERENCE 1
NO OTHER PARTY WOULD GRANTEE US NOT TO GO INTO EURO 1
NONE 2
NONE OF THE OTHER PARTIES HAD ANYTHING I COULD BELIEVE IN 1
NOT ONE PARTICULAR FACTOR A BIT OF EVERYTHING 1
NOT VOTE FOR BLAIR 1
ONE IS AS BAD OR GOOD AS ONE ANOTHER 1
ONLY PARTY WHO BOTHERED TO COME TO THE DOOR 1
PARENTS ALWAYS VOTED LABOUR AND SO I DO TOO 1
PARTY I WANTED WASNT STANDING 1
PATRIOTISM 1
POLOCIES ON HEALTH AND EDUCATION 1
PREFERED THE CANDIDATE FOR THIS AREA 1
PROTEST VOTE 1
PUT NAMES IN A HAT 1
RCOMENDATION FROM FRIENDS 1
SCOTLAND FOR SCOTLAND 1
SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE 1
SEAN CONNERY 1
SECOND TERM TO FOLLOW UP ON POLICIES 1
SO DISAPPOINTED WITH LABOUR PARTY AT THE MOMENT 1
SON ASKED ME TO VOTE LABOUR 1
STRONG DISLIKE OF THE OTHER PARTY 1
TALKED INTO IT 1
TAXATION UNDER LAOUR HAS EEN PERSONALLY DAMAGING AND I'VE ALWAYS FARED BETTER UNDER CONSERVATIVES 1
THE BEST BOFCA BSD BUNCH 1
THE TORY THE LEAST WORSE 1
THE BEST OF A BAD BUNCH 1
THE CANDIDATE 1
THE LABOUR CANDIDATE FOR MY CONSTITUENCY I WATCHED ON TV AND SHE WAS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL 1
THE LOCAL CANDIDATE 1
THE MAN 1
THE ONLY PARTY THAT CALLED TO SEE ME IT WAS THE CANDIDATE HIMSELF ANDNWE WERE HAPPY WITH THE CONVE 1
THE OTHER TWO NEED TO BE TAUGHT - NEED AXSHOCK 1
THE PARTY FOR THE WORKING CLASS 1
THERE WAS NO REPRESENTATIVE PARTY IN MY CONSTITUENCY 1
THEY ARE MORE ENVIOROMENTALY FRIENDLY 1
THEY DESERVE A LONGER GO 1
THEY HLD ONTO THE SEAT LAST TIME/NO 1
THEY REPRESENTED ME 1
THEY WERE HONEST 1
THEYRE SCOTTISH 1
TIME FOR A CHANGE 1
TO GIVE THEM A 2nd CHANCH TO SEE IF THEY WILL DO BETTER 1
TO GIVE THEM THE CHANCE OF PERFORING 1
TORIES CONSIDER ISSUES IN DEPTH 1
TRADITIONAL VOTER 1
VOTED FOR A FRIEND WHO COULD DO THE JOB WELL 1
VOTED FOR LOCAL MAN 1
VOTED FOR LOCAL PERSON LIKED 1
VOTED LIB DEM FOR FIRST AFTER BEING A LABOUR SUPPORTER ALL MYLIFE 1
VOTING AGAINST GLOBALISATION AND THE CANDIDATE WAS THE ONLY WOMAN 1
WANTED LABOUR TO WIN BUT WANTD TGEM TO HAVE A SMALLER MAJORITY 1
WANTED THEM LOCALLY 1
WANTED TORUES INBUT KNEW THEY WOLD 1
WASNT CONVINCED BY THE OTHER OARTIES 1
WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER FOR THE FAMILY 1
WOULD NOT VOTE FOR EITHER OF THE OTHERS 1
[ DIDNT WANT TO VOTE CONSERVATIE LIBERALS HAD BEST OPPORTUNITY 1
`EVERONE I KNEW DID 1
agrevation njust to put my cross on 1
akways have 1
always have 2
always vote conservitive 1
always voted labour 1
because of l9cal person standing 1
because of local issues 1
becauseparentalinflu 1
best candidate 1
best of a bad bunch 1
best of the alternitives 1
can't answer 1
continuity 1
did not like any of the other parties 1
did not want to vote for con or lab 1
do well in some parts 1
dont trust labour with too big a majority 1
have always voted conservitive 1
have always voted that way 1
he was the only local man/the labour candidate does not live here 1
i did an elimination when i got to poles and dont know who i voted for 1
i know local mp who's personalygood 1
i voted for the local man 1
i voted for the mp 1
i was angry with labour 1
i've been brought up with labour 1
im working class 1
it is best party forme 1
ive alwaysvotedblabour 1
just wanted to give them another go 1
l TRADITION 1
least wrong at the time 1
my mp is someone who has courage of convictions 1
neededa change 1
no hope of another party doing anything 1
nobody else impressed me 1
not best leader 1
personality of the candidate 1
policy on health servic 1
protest vote against the labour party 1
rLESSER OF TWO EVILS 1
the best of a bad bunch i didntr eally feel that there was a lot of choice 1
the best of a bad lot 1
the local Mp 1
the worst of 2 evils 1
to keep michael martin as speaker 1
tradition 1
united 1
voted for local mp 1
wantred to keep out of europe 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Panel Study, 2001: Waves 1-2