Sentences with phrase «about tactical voting»

In contrast to Lib Dem voters, when Labour voters in such seats were asked about tactical voting were still far more likely to vote Lib Dem to keep out the Tories than vice-versa.

Moving on there were some interesting bits of data about tactical voting, particularly in the first Populus poll, back in November 2004, which was conducted in 160 Conservative target seats and included some questions on tactical voting behaviour.

We should think about tactical voting.

Not exact matches

Looking at the numbers, reinforced by today's Survation poll, her optimism about the powers of tactical voting don't look very realistic.

Since 1992 about 8 % of voters have been doing this kind of tactical voting.

The prospect that the SNP might hoover up the vast bulk of Scotland's representation on little more than 45 % has led to quite a lot of speculation about the possibility of anti-SNP tactical voting.

I want to talk about swings in Glenrothes, tactical voting trends and the balance of payments.

The other standard trackers all paint an equally bleak picture for the government, on the forced choice question (which I always tend to think of our best indicator of which way tactical voting is likely to go next time round, given that there are no regular tracker questions that ask directly about it) the Conservatives now enjoy a 12 point lead over Labour, they have an 8 point lead as the party most likely to run the economy well, David Cameron has an 8 point lead as Best Prime Minister.

It is logical for a coalition fighting one last first - past - the - post election to seek a mandate for electoral reform (though how far the Lib Dems reciprocating would benefit Labour is partly a tactical judgement about how their vote would divide).

Both Ashcroft and ComRes asked a voting intention question that prompted people to think about their own constituency, candidates and MP to try and get at the personal and tactical voting that Lib Dem MPs are so reliant upon.

And you clearly haven't explained why the Yes campaign is lying about «an end to tactical voting», if indeed it is.

This leads us onto the point that tactical voting doesn't vanish or even diminish; it just shifts to all being about how you tactically distribute your preferences so tactical voting does not diminish; it just moves to being somewhere else.

Alfie said he was «very serious» about politics and socialism, but decided to vote Liberal Democrat as a tactical option.

However a lot has been made of the fact that while both polls had an effort to take account of people's personal and tactical voting behaviour in their own constituency, they did so in different ways — Ashcroft asks a two stage question, asking people their national preference and then how they will vote thinking about the candidates and parties in their own constituency; ICM asked people the voting intention question including the names of the candidates standing in Sheffield Hallam.