JAMES DEBONO profiles the typical non-voter in Saturday’s elections, and finds they are mostly Nationalists aged between 35 and 54, with a low level of education and an axe to grind
Only 15.1% of respondents who declared they would not vote in next Saturday’s MEP election had voted Labour in last year’s general election. On the other hand, a staggering 60.4% had voted for the PN.
And while only 3.5% of all respondents – voting or otherwise – consider hunting and trapping as their major issue, among non-voters this statistic rises to 9.4%.
This is a strong indication that a sizeable section of the hunting community will not be voting on Saturday.
On the other hand, the environment is not a concern for these respondents.
While 5.3% of all participants consider the environment as the major issue of the campaign, only 2% of non voters think likewise.
Nearly half of them are aged between 35 and 54 and only 11% are under 35 years of age.
And while 24.7% of respondents have undergone a post secondary education, only 21% of non voters have completed post secondary education.
A large number of non voters hail from Nationalist leaning localities like Sliema/St Julians, Mosta and Balzan/Attard.
But a significant number also hail from Labour leaning localities like Zejtun and Zabbar.
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