| All day family commitments |
|
1 |
| Applied for postal vote, but was too late |
|
1 |
| At home but not registered at home |
|
1 |
| At the hospital for most of the day |
|
1 |
| Away |
|
1 |
| Away in England |
|
1 |
| Away on holiday |
|
1 |
| Because of [family event] |
|
1 |
| Busy |
|
1 |
| Busy at work |
|
2 |
| Can’t go out |
|
1 |
| Conflict of interest - managed the collection of ballot papers etc. |
|
1 |
| Couldn't decide who to vote for |
|
1 |
| Couldn’t as private renting and didn’t have correct documents to register |
|
1 |
| Couldn’t find voter card |
|
1 |
| Decided not to |
|
1 |
| Did not appeal to me |
|
1 |
| Did not get a card |
|
1 |
| Did not get voting card as I got married and changed my name |
|
1 |
| Did not have a voting card |
|
1 |
| Did not have enough info |
|
1 |
| Did not have time |
|
2 |
| Did not know enough |
|
1 |
| Did not know enough about candidates |
|
1 |
| Did not know which polling station |
|
1 |
| Did not know who to vote for |
|
2 |
| Did not like the candidates and they do not help the local people |
|
1 |
| Did not receive my polling card |
|
1 |
| Did not understand local issues |
|
1 |
| Did not want |
|
1 |
| Did not want to vote/don’t follow politics |
|
1 |
| Didn't get enough information |
|
1 |
| Didn't know opening times |
|
1 |
| Didn’t know enough about it. |
|
1 |
| Didn’t know who to vote for |
|
1 |
| Didn’t know who to vote for, but have always voted previously |
|
1 |
| Difficult to find time on a working day |
|
1 |
| Disappointed with political representatives in this area |
|
1 |
| Disillusioned |
|
4 |
| Disillusioned with party politics |
|
1 |
| Disillusioned with politics |
|
1 |
| Disillusioned with politics in NI, but not generally or world-wide |
|
1 |
| Do not understand politics |
|
2 |
| Do nothing for us |
|
1 |
| Do nothing for you anyway |
|
1 |
| Doesn’t make a difference |
|
1 |
| Doing exams |
|
1 |
| Don't agree with the government, they make a mess of everything |
|
1 |
| Don't see the point |
|
1 |
| Don’t approve of connections with paramilitary organizations |
|
1 |
| Don’t do anything for you |
|
1 |
| Don’t have an electoral card |
|
1 |
| Don’t know enough about it |
|
2 |
| Don’t know enough about them to make a choice |
|
1 |
| Don’t think politicians are truthful/can’t believe what they say |
|
1 |
| Don’t understand politics |
|
1 |
| Family circumstances |
|
1 |
| Family commitments |
|
1 |
| Family commitments/sick child |
|
1 |
| Family emergency |
|
1 |
| Fed up with the bickering |
|
1 |
| Felt it would not make any difference to have voted |
|
1 |
| Foregone conclusion |
|
1 |
| Foreign worker |
|
1 |
| Forgot |
|
5 |
| Forgot about it |
|
1 |
| Forgot to register |
|
1 |
| Forgot to vote |
|
1 |
| Forgot until it was too late |
|
1 |
| Had no id |
|
1 |
| Had no time |
|
1 |
| Hadn't registered |
|
1 |
| Hadn’t registered |
|
1 |
| Holiday |
|
5 |
| Hospital |
|
1 |
| I am not registered |
|
1 |
| I am not registered. |
|
1 |
| I did not have time |
|
1 |
| I didn’t know what I was voting for |
|
1 |
| I don’t like the squabbling |
|
1 |
| I don’t understand it |
|
1 |
| I don’t vote |
|
1 |
| I had no fixed abode |
|
1 |
| I needed a lift to the polling booth |
|
1 |
| I was away |
|
1 |
| I was not registered |
|
1 |
| I was on holiday |
|
1 |
| I was out of the country |
|
1 |
| I was tired that day |
|
1 |
| I was working |
|
1 |
| Ill |
|
2 |
| In England |
|
1 |
| In hospital |
|
1 |
| In hospital visiting |
|
1 |
| Ineligible |
|
3 |
| It is dictated by religion |
|
1 |
| Just didn’t bother |
|
1 |
| Just moved house and didn’t know where to go |
|
1 |
| Kids |
|
1 |
| Lack of interest |
|
1 |
| Looking after family |
|
1 |
| Looking after sick family member |
|
1 |
| Lost polling card |
|
1 |
| Lost voting card |
|
1 |
| Mislaid voting card |
|
1 |
| Mistrust and disillusionment |
|
1 |
| Moved house registration slipped |
|
1 |
| Moving house |
|
1 |
| Moving house didn't get around to it |
|
1 |
| N/A |
|
1 |
| Never vote |
|
1 |
| Never voted |
|
2 |
| No faith in the system |
|
1 |
| No interest |
|
8 |
| No interest at all in politics |
|
1 |
| No interest in politics |
|
2 |
| No interest in voting |
|
1 |
| No interest/vote can be changed because it is a pencil mark |
|
1 |
| No one collected me to vote |
|
1 |
| No one truly represents me |
|
1 |
| No point |
|
3 |
| No point in voting |
|
1 |
| No point/you only see candidates when they need a vote |
|
1 |
| No polling card |
|
1 |
| No real reason |
|
1 |
| No strong opinions |
|
1 |
| No time |
|
3 |
| No time for research |
|
1 |
| No-one worth voting for - they do nothing for me personally |
|
1 |
| None of candidates were suitable |
|
1 |
| None of parties represented my views/disillusioned with NI political life |
|
1 |
| None of the candidates came up to my expectations because of my Christian principles |
|
1 |
| Not a political vote but a religious vote |
|
1 |
| Not able to vote because was not re-registered in time as he had moved address |
|
1 |
| Not allowed |
|
1 |
| Not eligible |
|
3 |
| Not filled in form |
|
1 |
| Not in N.I. |
|
1 |
| Not interested |
|
10 |
| Not interested in any of them |
|
1 |
| Not interested in politics |
|
3 |
| Not interested in voting |
|
1 |
| Not living in the area |
|
1 |
| Not on electoral register |
|
1 |
| Not registered |
|
6 |
| Not registered at the time |
|
1 |
| Not registered in this area |
|
1 |
| Not registered to vote |
|
2 |
| Not registered yet to vote |
|
2 |
| Not sure I am registered |
|
1 |
| Not well enough |
|
1 |
| On holiday |
|
8 |
| On holiday on polling day |
|
1 |
| Out of the country |
|
10 |
| Parties here only have a green or orange policy |
|
1 |
| Personal reasons |
|
1 |
| Politics doesn’t interest me |
|
1 |
| Polling card not in in time |
|
1 |
| Postal vote wasn’t sorted out |
|
1 |
| Privacy reasons |
|
1 |
| Puppet government |
|
1 |
| Pure laziness |
|
1 |
| Ran out of time |
|
1 |
| Recent [operation] |
|
1 |
| Registered in London |
|
1 |
| Registration had not come through |
|
1 |
| Relative in hospital |
|
1 |
| Religious grounds |
|
1 |
| Sick |
|
3 |
| Something else came up and didn't get around to it |
|
1 |
| Stuck between choices |
|
1 |
| The green party is very under-represented in this area |
|
1 |
| There was a problem with my address |
|
1 |
| There were problems with the address |
|
1 |
| They are all a waste of a vote |
|
1 |
| They didn't send me a poll card |
|
1 |
| They don’t do anything for anybody |
|
1 |
| They’re not doing anything for young adults in [this] area, no real jobs |
|
1 |
| Too busy |
|
1 |
| Too busy to vote |
|
1 |
| Too late to apply for postal vote |
|
1 |
| Too old not interested |
|
1 |
| Too young |
|
1 |
| Transport issues |
|
1 |
| Unable - hospital appointment/could not walk to polling station |
|
1 |
| Unable to walk |
|
1 |
| Unwell |
|
2 |
| Unwell on election day |
|
1 |
| Vote would not have had an impact in this area |
|
1 |
| Was abroad |
|
1 |
| Was away |
|
1 |
| Was moving house |
|
1 |
| Was not aware of policies |
|
1 |
| Was not here |
|
1 |
| Was not interested |
|
1 |
| Was not well |
|
3 |
| Was out of the country |
|
1 |
| Wasn't in the country |
|
1 |
| Wasn't registered |
|
1 |
| Wasn’t registered to vote |
|
1 |
| We didn’t know what day the election was on |
|
1 |
| Weren't here at the time |
|
1 |
| Weren't informed of policies and what they stood for. No in-depth information on what they do for the community |
|
1 |
| Why bother? They are full of false promises |
|
1 |
| Work commitments took over my day |
|
1 |
| Working |
|
2 |
| Working on day of poll |
|
1 |
| Working when polling stations opened and other commitments |
|
1 |
| [Family bereavement] |
|
1 |
| [Family member] in hospital that day |
|
1 |
| [away] |
|
1 |
| [illness] |
|
1 |
| [not old enough to vote at time] |
|
1 |
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