New media and new voters: Young people, the Internet and the 2005 UK election campaign

Gustavo S. Mesch; Stephen Coleman

doi:10.4324/9780203946725-11

New media and new voters: Young people, the Internet and the 2005 UK election campaign

Gustavo S. Mesch, Stephen Coleman

Department of Sociology

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Abstract

Recent years have witnessed an increasing public and academic concern in western societies about the political participation of young adults. There is growing evidence that the turnout rate for 18-to 24-year-olds is decreasing from election to election. A Canadian study has shown that only about one quarter of the eligible 18-to 24-year-olds voted in the 2000 election (Pammett and LeDuc, 2003). In the UK a study by the Electoral Commission concluded that young people were half as likely to vote as older age groups and estimated that turnout among young people was lower in the 2005 general election than in 2001. According to a MORI study, it was 37 per cent compared to 39 per cent four years earlier (The Electoral Commission, 2005).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Young Citizens in the Digital Age
Subtitle of host publication	Political engagement, young people and new media
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	35-47
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781134131570
ISBN (Print)	9780203946725
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203946725-11
State	Published - 1 Jan 2007

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© 2007 Brian D. Loader, selection and editorial matter; individual chapters, the contributors.

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