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Power-Sharing and Voting: Conflict, Accountability and Electoral Behaviour at the 2015 Northern Ireland Assembly Election

Variable Details

VariableQ12
LabelQ12 - Why were you not able to vote?
Responses
2 young children 1
Abroad and forgot to apply for postal vote 1
Advised not to for safety reasons 1
Age 1
At university 1
At university-and not home 1
Availability and moving house 1
Away 1
Away - not in the country 1
Away at time 1
Away from home 4
Away on holiday 2
Away on holidays 1
Away working 1
Babysitting new grandchild 1
Because I am a [foreign] national 1
Because I was in England 1
Because I was not on the electoral roll 1
Because unable to get there. [friend] comes over to take me there 1
Busy 1
Buying a car 1
Can’t walk 1
Child ill 1
Child minding 1
Child not feeling well 1
Child sick 1
Could not find my ID 1
Could not vote 1
Couldn't make it there 1
Couldn’t find the card 1
Couldn’t get a form in time 1
Did not get a polling card in time 1
Did not get registered in time 1
Did not have card in 1
Did not have electoral card, had not registered 1
Did not post electoral registration in on time. 1
Did not receive my polling cards 1
Did not register 1
Didn't have identification. Asked for a card to be sent but didn't receive it. 1
Didn't have photographic ID 1
Didn't have time to travel 1
Didn't manage to register 1
Didn’t apply in time 1
Didn’t get a card so I could not vote 1
Didn’t have online access 1
Didn’t have photographic ID 1
Didn’t have the time 1
Didn’t register 1
Does not want to register to vote due to privacy issues 1
Don’t know 2
Due to work 1
Due to work commitments 1
Family member was ill 1
Forgot 1
Forgot until it was too late/then too busy had to go out 1
Grieving 1
Had a personal family issue 1
Had business on that night 1
Had moved house and was unable to vote 1
Had no photo ID 1
Had not registered to vote thus did not have voting card 1
Had some problems registering to vote 1
Had to mind children 1
Had to work 1
Hadn't notified change of address. 1
Hadn't time, other things going on 1
Hadn’t correct ID 1
Hasn't completed forms yet for voting 1
Have not registered 1
Haven't updated address after moving 1
Holiday 4
Holidays 1
Hospital 1
I could not get my voting card in time, it went to another address 1
I could not walk due to [injury] 1
I did not have photographic ID 1
I did not register to vote 1
I didn't get enough time - new born child. 1
I didn't have enough time as I was working 1
I didn’t get in time 1
I had no valid identification 1
I just didn’t bother 1
I just ran out of time. 1
I was [away] studying 1
I was at college 1
I was away 1
I was away from home and could not get to the polling station 1
I was away on holiday 1
I was ill. 1
I was in hospital 2
I was not in the country and did not get around to organising a postal vote 1
I was on holiday 2
I was only 17 1
I was out of the country 1
I was out of the country. 1
I was sick 2
I was too late when I came home that night 1
I was working 2
I was working in England at the time 1
I wasn’t well 1
I'm not registered yet 1
Ill 1
Ill at the time 1
Ill on the day 1
Illness 1
Immobile - had a postal vote but could not get it posted. 1
In England at the time 1
In hospital 3
In hospital at the time of the vote 1
I’m 17 1
I’m not registered to vote yet 1
Just did not get time 1
Just moved so didn't have polling cards. Also [away] 1
Just the wrong day 1
Kids in house 1
Lack of information regarding photographic ID 1
Live in [residential accommodation], unable to leave 1
Living away 1
Living over in England 1
Long working hours on polling day 1
Lost id card 1
Missed the proxy vote deadline 1
Mix up with postal ballot 1
Mobility problems 1
Moved 1
Moved house and forgot to register new address 1
Moved house and wasn't registered at new house 1
Moved house recently and wasn't registered 1
My age 1
My card didn't come through. 1
My new address was not registered 1
My passport was away for renewal/ driver licence was also away/ no ID 1
Need to register 1
New to the area, still settling in, no postal vote 1
No ID available on the evening 1
No ID for the polling booth 1
No babysitter 1
No great faith in them 1
No identification 1
No interest 2
No paperwork to new address 1
No photo ID 1
No photographic ID 1
No polling card 1
No polling cards 1
No time 2
No time just moved house 1
No transport/ and he thinks I am not registered 1
Not able to 1
Not allowed 1
Not at home no postal vote in time 1
Not got around to registering 1
Not in the country 1
Not in the country at the time 1
Not in the country on polling day 1
Not interested 1
Not legible 1
Not old enough 1
Not old enough then, but respondent is now 18 years old. 1
Not on electoral register 1
Not on register 1
Not on the electoral roll 1
Not possible 1
Not received polling card 1
Not registered 31
Not registered and not interested in N Ireland politics 1
Not registered in time 3
Not registered to vote 4
Not registered to vote in Northern Ireland as yet 1
Not registered, never got around to it 1
Not registered, recently moved to address 1
Not registered/tried to but was told I was too late 1
Not so well on that day 1
Not the right age 1
Not very well 1
Not yet on electoral register 1
Not yet on electoral role 1
Not yet registered 6
Not yet registered at this address 1
Not yet registered in Northern Ireland 1
Not yet registered in this constituency 1
On holiday 7
On holidays 3
Other things to do 1
Out of the area on the day 1
Out of the country 6
Out of the country. Holiday 1
Out working 1
Personal circumstance, medical issues 1
Personal reasons 1
Poll card did not come in time 1
Polling card sent to different address in this constituency 1
Problem with ID 1
Problem with electoral card 1
Proof of identification such as National ins number 1
Recently moved. Not registered 1
Registration card not sent to your home 1
Self-employed and too busy 1
Sick 1
Sick, just out of hospital 1
Someone wasn’t able to take me to the voting booth 1
Something happened 1
They sent the letter too late to register 1
Through illness 1
Too busy 3
Too busy time wise 1
Too busy to get to polling station 1
Too far from polling station no transport 1
Too ill 2
Too ill on the day 1
Too inconvenient 1
Too late 1
Too late was busy 1
Too tired 1
Too unwell 1
Too young 2
Tried to register my vote but they would not accept me 1
Unavailable on the day of the voting 1
Under age 1
University 1
Unwell 1
Very busy on polling day 1
Very busy on the day 1
Was [away] wasn’t back in time 1
Was [babysitting] and too tired later 1
Was away 2
Was busy and couldn't get out to vote 1
Was busy that day 1
Was ill 1
Was in England at the time 1
Was injured 1
Was moving address at the time 1
Was moving house. 1
Was not able to get down to polling station on the day of polling. 1
Was not able to get to home constituency due to work commitments 1
Was not convenient 1
Was not here was in England 1
Was on holiday 2
Was on holidays 1
Was out of the country working 1
Was sick 1
Was working 2
Was working and didn't get round to it 1
Was working and hadn't the relevant ID 1
Was working hard 1
Wasn't able to get out and didn't apply for postal vote 1
Wasn't able to get to polling station on time 1
Wasn't at home 1
Wasn't feeling well 1
Wasn't here 1
Wasn't registered 1
Wasn't well 1
Wasn’t able to vote 1
Wasn’t here 2
Wasn’t here away on holiday 1
Wasn’t on the register in the poling office 1
Wasn’t on the roll 1
Wasn’t resident in Northern Ireland for long enough 1
We actually were away at the time 1
Weren't well 1
Work 2
Work commitments 1
Working 8
Working at sea 1
Working away 3
Working on election day 2
Working out of country 1
Working out of the country 1
Working outside NI 1
Working until after 10 / opening times did not suit 1
[abroad] 1
[disabled] 1
[foreign] citizen 1
[not yet voting age at time] 4
[other commitment] 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationPower-Sharing and Voting: Conflict, Accountability and Electoral Behaviour at the 2015 Northern Ireland Assembly Election