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On this page you can find out which answers/policies were most often selected as a 'key issue'. (Or switch to the overall/non-key issue version).

The first table on this page shows how often each manifesto statement in favour of a policy or a belief was chosen when the question was ticked as a 'key issue'. The figures are shown as a percentage of all the people completing the site. The second table shows the same results but includes people disagreeing with a policy too - there are more than 125 rows in this table, allowing a real insight into the popularity (or otherwise) of the parties' manifesto policies.

The 2005 how2vote quiz has so far been completed over 22500 times. This page is generated live on each view.

This table shows you how often each answer has been chosen when the corresponding question was ticked as 'key issue' . This provides an indication of which particular policies are judged to be of key importance. This table also tells you which policies are most critical to supporters of the different parties:

Key issue policies Click on a column heading to sort by it   Key issues by initial party preference Policies / Beliefs in favour of: Overall   Conservative Labour Lib Dem No preference Allow asylum-seekers to work 3.4%   3.9% 3.3% 4.2% 2.9% Ban smoking in public (see footnote) 3.2%   2.7% 3.4% 4.2% 3.0% 3rd world debt relief the highest priority 3.2%   0.7% 4.5% 6.3% 2.6% Points-based work permits for immigrants 3.1%   5.0% 2.2% 2.3% 3.0% Permanent immigrants must pass English language test 3.1%   4.9% 2.1% 2.3% 2.9% Yearly quota for asylum seekers 2.7%   5.2% 1.5% 1.4% 2.6% Use private healthcare to speed diagnosis of serious illness 2.7%   3.2% 2.7% 2.9% 2.3% Use private hospitals for additional NHS capacity 2.6%   3.2% 2.7% 2.9% 2.2% Withdraw Iraq troops by year-end 2.5%   1.5% 1.6% 5.4% 2.2% 24-hour port surveillance 2.5%   4.3% 1.5% 1.4% 2.5% Expand asylum detention places 2.5%   4.5% 1.6% 1.5% 2.3% Dedicated border police 2.4%   4.2% 1.3% 1.2% 2.5% Stop building on greenfield sites 2.4%   2.4% 2.2% 3.9% 2.0% Remove unhelpful speed cameras 2.4%   3.8% 1.7% 2.1% 2.1% Electronic border system 2.3%   4.1% 1.3% 1.3% 2.3% Join Euro or hold referendum 2.3%   1.2% 3.3% 4.7% 1.6% Repeal the recent Terrorism Act 2.3%   2.1% 1.4% 4.9% 1.7% 50% on £100K income tax 2.2%   0.9% 2.8% 4.8% 1.6% Free eye and dental tests 1.9%   1.2% 2.1% 3.0% 1.7% Elderly can't be forced to sell homes to pay for healthcare 1.8%   1.7% 1.8% 2.9% 1.6% Imprison high-risk offenders indefinitely 1.8%   2.6% 1.9% 1.6% 1.6% Free personal care for elderly 1.8%   1.6% 1.8% 2.7% 1.5% Need robust new terrorism laws 1.6%   2.2% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% Replace council tax with local income tax 1.5%   1.2% 1.0% 3.3% 1.2% Community service for non-violent offenders 1.5%   1.6% 1.8% 1.9% 1.2% Abolish central hospital targets 1.4%   1.8% 0.7% 2.1% 1.2% Head teachers given full control 1.4%   2.6% 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% Favour EU constitution 1.3%   0.4% 2.2% 2.8% 0.9% Add 20,000 new prison places 1.3%   2.3% 1.2% 0.8% 1.1% National ID card 1.3%   1.3% 1.7% 1.1% 1.2% Pay half the cost of the equivalent NHS op when going private 1.3%   2.6% 0.7% 1.0% 1.0% Local communities can ban GM crops 1.2%   0.8% 1.2% 2.2% 1.0% University tuition fees 1.2%   1.0% 1.8% 1.1% 1.1% Charge for road usage 1.2%   0.8% 1.5% 1.8% 1.0% Re-open closed railway stations 1.1%   0.9% 1.1% 2.0% 1.0% Abolish school exam grade allocation targets 1.1%   1.6% 0.8% 1.7% 0.9% Free rail discount cards for concessions 1.1%   1.0% 1.1% 1.8% 0.9% Scottish MPs only vote on Scottish issues 1.1%   1.9% 0.8% 1.4% 0.7% Free off-peak bus travel for elderly 1.0%   0.9% 1.0% 1.4% 0.9% Extend maternity leave from 6 to 9 months 1.0%   0.5% 1.5% 1.4% 0.9% Increase maternity pay to minimum wage 1.0%   0.6% 1.4% 1.3% 0.9% Publish individual exam marks 1.0%   1.2% 1.0% 1.3% 0.8% House of Lords reform was botched 1.0%   0.6% 1.4% 1.7% 0.7% Legalise cannabis for personal use 1.0%   0.4% 1.1% 1.9% 0.8% Restore disbanded army regiments 0.9%   1.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% Harder school exams 0.9%   1.6% 0.5% 1.2% 0.7% Repeal fox-hunting ban 0.9%   2.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% Single transferrable vote 0.8%   0.5% 0.5% 2.0% 0.6% Re-elect whole councils every 4 years 0.8%   0.7% 0.6% 1.4% 0.6% Extend length of rail franchises 0.8%   0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 0.7% Abolish central house-building targets 0.7%   1.1% 0.3% 0.7% 0.6% Homeland Security Minister 0.7%   0.8% 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% Schools can offer international exams 0.6%   0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.5% Give the vote to 16 year-olds 0.6%   0.4% 0.5% 1.5% 0.4% Dedicated car-pool lanes 0.6%   0.3% 0.8% 1.1% 0.5% Strengthen regional assemblies 0.6%   0.5% 0.9% 1.0% 0.4% Right to buy for housing association tenants 0.6%   0.7% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% Link pensions with earnings 0.6%   0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% Cut government ministers by a third 0.5%   0.9% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% Cut number of MPs by 20% 0.5%   0.8% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% Merge GCSEs and A-levels into diploma system 0.4%   0.2% 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%

Footnote: Of those in favour of banning smoking in enclosed public spaces, some were in favour of an exception to allow smoking in licensed premises which do not serve food. The breakdown on this issue for all in favour of banning smoking is as follows: Overall: 11% want to exclude bars without food from the ban / 89% want a complete ban And similarly in favour of the exception by initial party preference: Conservative: 16% / 84%; Labour: 10% / 90%; Lib Dem: 11% / 89%; No preference: 10% / 90%

This percentage breakdown shows how many times a policy was chosen and its corresponding question ticked as a 'key issue' out of all the people taking the how2vote quiz or expressing the relevant initial party preference. Click on column headings to re-sort.

This table shows you how often each policy has been either agreed or disagreed with, shown as 'For' or 'Against' respectively, and its corresponding question ticked as a 'key issue'. This provides an indication of which particular policies are most popular and unpopular with people who consider them of critical importance. This table also shows how this varies between supporters of the different parties:

Overall Key Popular/Unpopular policies Click on a column heading to sort by it   Key Popularity/Unpopularity by initial party preference For? Policy / Belief Overall   Conservative Labour Lib Dem No preference Against Tuition fees 3.6%   3.0% 2.5% 7.9% 2.7% For Allow asylum-seekers to work 3.4%   3.9% 3.3% 4.2% 2.9% For Ban smoking in public (see footnote) 3.2%   2.7% 3.4% 4.2% 3.0% For 3rd world debt relief the highest priority 3.2%   0.7% 4.5% 6.3% 2.6% For Points-based work permits for immigrants 3.1%   5.0% 2.2% 2.3% 3.0% For Permanent immigrants must pass English language test 3.1%   4.9% 2.1% 2.3% 2.9% Against Join Euro or hold referendum 2.9%   5.7% 1.8% 1.5% 2.5% Against National ID card 2.8%   2.5% 1.7% 5.9% 2.1% For Yearly quota for asylum seekers 2.7%   5.2% 1.5% 1.4% 2.6% For Use private healthcare to speed diagnosis of serious illness 2.7%   3.2% 2.7% 2.9% 2.3% For Use private hospitals for additional NHS capacity 2.6%   3.2% 2.7% 2.9% 2.2% For Withdraw Iraq troops by year-end 2.5%   1.5% 1.6% 5.4% 2.2% For 24-hour port surveillance 2.5%   4.3% 1.5% 1.4% 2.5% For Expand asylum detention places 2.5%   4.5% 1.6% 1.5% 2.3% For Dedicated border police 2.4%   4.2% 1.3% 1.2% 2.5% For Stop building on greenfield sites 2.4%   2.4% 2.2% 3.9% 2.0% For Remove unhelpful speed cameras 2.4%   3.8% 1.7% 2.1% 2.1% For Electronic border system 2.3%   4.1% 1.3% 1.3% 2.3% Against EU constitution 2.3%   5.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.9% For Join Euro or hold referendum 2.3%   1.2% 3.3% 4.7% 1.6% For Repeal the recent Terrorism Act 2.3%   2.1% 1.4% 4.9% 1.7% For 50% on £100K income tax 2.2%   0.9% 2.8% 4.8% 1.6% For Favour free eye and dental tests 1.9%   1.2% 2.1% 3.0% 1.7% For Elderly can't be forced to sell homes to pay for healthcare 1.8%   1.7% 1.8% 2.9% 1.6% For Imprison high-risk offenders indefinitely 1.8%   2.6% 1.9% 1.6% 1.6% For Free personal care for elderly 1.8%   1.6% 1.8% 2.7% 1.5% Against Pay half the cost of the equivalent NHS op when going private 1.7%   0.8% 2.8% 2.5% 1.4% Against Yearly quota for asylum seekers 1.6%   0.6% 2.2% 3.2% 1.3% Against Repeal fox-hunting ban 1.6%   0.6% 2.6% 2.7% 1.3% For Need robust new terrorism laws 1.6%   2.2% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% Against 50% on £100K income tax 1.6%   3.7% 1.3% 0.5% 1.2% Against Expand asylum detention places 1.5%   1.0% 2.0% 2.6% 1.2% For Community service for non-violent offenders 1.5%   1.6% 1.8% 1.9% 1.2% For Abolish council tax 1.5%   1.2% 1.0% 3.3% 1.2% For Abolish central hospital targets 1.4%   1.8% 0.7% 2.1% 1.2% For Head teachers given full control 1.4%   2.6% 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% For EU constitution 1.3%   0.4% 2.2% 2.8% 0.9% For Add 20,000 new prison places 1.3%   2.3% 1.2% 0.8% 1.1% For National ID card 1.3%   1.3% 1.7% 1.1% 1.2% Against Need robust new terrorism laws 1.3%   0.9% 0.8% 3.3% 0.9% For Pay half the cost of the equivalent NHS op when going private 1.3%   2.6% 0.7% 1.0% 1.0% For Local communities can ban GM crops 1.2%   0.8% 1.2% 2.2% 1.0% For University tuition fees 1.2%   1.0% 1.8% 1.1% 1.1% For Charge for road usage 1.2%   0.8% 1.5% 1.8% 1.0% For Re-open closed railway stations 1.1%   0.9% 1.1% 2.0% 1.0% For Abolish school exam grade allocation targets 1.1%   1.6% 0.8% 1.7% 0.9% For Free rail discount cards for concessions 1.1%   1.0% 1.1% 1.8% 0.9% For Scottish MPs only vote on Scottish issues 1.1%   1.9% 0.8% 1.4% 0.7% Against Withdraw Iraq troops by year-end 1.0%   1.2% 1.5% 0.8% 0.9% For Free off-peak bus travel for elderly 1.0%   0.9% 1.0% 1.4% 0.9% For Extend maternity leave from 6 to 9 months 1.0%   0.5% 1.5% 1.4% 0.9% For Increase maternity pay to minimum wage 1.0%   0.6% 1.4% 1.3% 0.9% For Publish individual exam marks 1.0%   1.2% 1.0% 1.3% 0.8% Against Charge for road usage 1.0%   1.6% 0.7% 0.6% 1.0% For House of Lords reform was botched 1.0%   0.6% 1.4% 1.7% 0.7% For Legalise cannabis for personal use 1.0%   0.4% 1.1% 1.9% 0.8% For Restore disbanded army regiments 0.9%   1.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% For Harder school exams 0.9%   1.6% 0.5% 1.2% 0.7% For Repeal fox-hunting ban 0.9%   2.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% Against Replace GCSEs and A-levels 0.9%   0.9% 0.6% 1.5% 0.7% For Single transferrable vote 0.8%   0.5% 0.5% 2.0% 0.6% For Re-elect whole councils every 4 years 0.8%   0.7% 0.6% 1.4% 0.6% Against Homeland Security Minister 0.8%   0.5% 0.4% 1.8% 0.7% For Extend length of rail franchises 0.8%   0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 0.7% Against Head teachers given full control 0.7%   0.6% 0.8% 1.1% 0.6% Against Allow asylum-seekers to work 0.7%   1.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% For Abolish central house-building targets 0.7%   1.1% 0.3% 0.7% 0.6% For Homeland Security Minister 0.7%   0.8% 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% For Schools can offer international exams 0.6%   0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.5% Against Legalise cannabis for personal use 0.6%   1.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% For Give the vote to 16 year-olds 0.6%   0.4% 0.5% 1.5% 0.4% For Dedicated car-pool lanes 0.6%   0.3% 0.8% 1.1% 0.5% Against Dedicated car-pool lanes 0.6%   1.2% 0.5% 0.3% 0.5% For Strengthen regional assemblies 0.6%   0.5% 0.9% 1.0% 0.4% For Link pensions with earnings 0.6%   0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% For Right to buy for housing association tenants 0.6%   0.7% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% Against Remove unhelpful speed cameras 0.6%   0.3% 0.8% 1.1% 0.4% Against Use private healthcare to speed diagnosis of serious illness 0.6%   0.2% 1.2% 0.9% 0.4% Against Link pensions with earnings 0.6%   0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.5% Against Give the vote to 16 year-olds 0.6%   0.8% 0.4% 0.7% 0.5% For Cut government ministers by a third 0.5%   0.9% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% Against Use private hospitals for additional NHS capacity 0.5%   0.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.4% Against Community service for non-violent offenders 0.5%   1.0% 0.5% 0.2% 0.4% Against Harder school exams 0.5%   0.3% 0.8% 0.7% 0.4% Against Replace council tax with local income tax 0.5%   0.8% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% For Cut number of MPs by 20% 0.5%   0.8% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% Against Strengthen regional assemblies 0.5%   1.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% Against Add 20,000 new prison places 0.4%   0.3% 0.7% 0.8% 0.3% Against Electronic border system 0.4%   0.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.4% Against Restore disbanded army regiments 0.4%   0.2% 0.5% 1.0% 0.3% For Replace GCSEs and A-levels 0.4%   0.2% 0.4% 0.8% 0.4% Against Dedicated border police 0.4%   0.2% 0.7% 0.6% 0.3% Against Permanent immigrants must pass English language test 0.4%   0.2% 0.5% 0.7% 0.4% Against 24-hour port surveillance 0.4%   0.2% 0.6% 0.6% 0.3% Against Right to buy for housing association tenants 0.4%   0.4% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% Against Repeal the recent Terrorism Act 0.4%   0.7% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Against Link pensions with earnings 0.4%   0.2% 0.7% 0.6% 0.3% Against House of Lords reform was botched 0.3%   0.3% 0.3% 0.6% 0.3% Against Extend length of rail franchises 0.3%   0.2% 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% Against Single transferrable vote 0.3%   0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% Against Publish individual exam marks 0.3%   0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 0.2% Against Points-based work permits for immigrants 0.3%   0.1% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% Against Ban smoking in public 0.3%   0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% Against Abolish central hospital targets 0.3%   0.3% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% Against Stop building on greenfield sites 0.3%   0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% Against Local communities can ban GM crops 0.3%   0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% Against 3rd world debt relief the highest priority 0.3%   0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% Against Free rail discount cards for concessions 0.3%   0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% Against Extend maternity leave from 6 to 9 months 0.2%   0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% Against Increase maternity pay to minimum wage 0.2%   0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% Against Favour free eye and dental tests 0.2%   0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% Against Abolish school exam grade allocation targets 0.2%   0.1% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Against Re-elect whole councils every 4 years 0.2%   0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 0.1% Against Cut number of MPs by 20% 0.2%   0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% Against Replace council tax with local income tax 0.2%   0.3% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% Against Imprison high-risk offenders indefinitely 0.2%   0.1% 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Against Abolish central house-building targets 0.2%   0.1% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% Against Re-open closed railway stations 0.2%   0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% Against Scottish MPs only vote on Scottish issues 0.2%   0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% Against Cut government ministers by a third 0.2%   0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Against Legalise cannabis for personal use 0.1%   0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Against Free personal care for elderly 0.1%   0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Against Head teachers given full control 0.1%   0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Against Elderly can't be forced to sell homes to pay for healthcare 0.1%   0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Against Free off-peak bus travel for elderly 0.1%   0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%

Footnote: Of those in favour of banning smoking in enclosed public spaces, some were in favour of an exception to allow smoking in licensed premises which do not serve food. The breakdown on this issue for all in favour of banning smoking is as follows: Overall: 11% want to exclude bars without food from the ban / 89% want a complete ban And similarly in favour of the exception by initial party preference: Conservative: 16% / 84%; Labour: 10% / 90%; Lib Dem: 11% / 89%; No preference: 10% / 90%

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