Year: 2001
Module: Political Attitudes
Variable: PREF1998
May I just check, thinking back to the election to the Northern Ireland Assembly - that is the one held in 1998 - do you remember which party you voted for as your first preference, or perhaps you didn't vote in that election?

 

%

Did not vote/ not eligible/ too young to vote 22
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 19
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 20
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 9
Alliance Party 3
Sinn Fein 7
Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) 0
Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) 0
Women's Coalition 1
Other party (specify) 0
Refused to disclose voting 7
(Don't know) 12

 

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Results for men and women

 

%

  Male Female
Did not vote/ not eligible/ too young to vote 21 22
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 21 18
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 20 19
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 9 9
Alliance Party 2 3
Sinn Fein 8 6
Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) 1 0
Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) 1 0
Women's Coalition 1 1
Other party (specify) 0 0
Refused to disclose voting 8 7
(Don't know) 9 14

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Did not vote/ not eligible/ too young to vote 55 30 18 20 10 12
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 6 13 14 18 25 32
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 10 15 18 26 26 19
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 4 12 10 8 11 7
Alliance Party 2 4 2 1 4 4
Sinn Fein 7 7 10 7 9 3
Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) 1 1 0 1 0 0
Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) 0 1 0 0 1 1
Women's Coalition 1 2 2 0 0 1
Other party (specify) 0 0 1 1 0 1
Refused to disclose voting 3 6 9 8 7 9
(Don't know) 12 10 16 10 7 13

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

  Catholic Protestant No religion
Did not vote/ not eligible/ too young to vote 17 19 48
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 1 37 7
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 45 1 7
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 0 17 5
Alliance Party 3 2 5
Sinn Fein 17 0 2
Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) 0 1 0
Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) 0 1 0
Women's Coalition 1 1 4
Other party (specify) 0 0 1
Refused to disclose voting 6 8 7
(Don't know) 10 12 15

 

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