number of options. The most common positive response was "signing a petition".
This statistic shows the percentage of people who contacted their MP in Great Britain (GB) from 1983 to 2011. In 2011, this was 16 percent. The peak of this period was in 1991 and 2002 when 17 percent of respondents contacted their Member of Parliament. In the survey, participants were asked "have you ever done any of these things about a government action which you thought was unjust and harmful?". Participants were given a Political engagement: Percentage of people who contacted their MP in Great Britain from 1983 to 2011
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NatCen. (September 2, 2013). Political engagement: Percentage of people who contacted their MP in Great Britain from 1983 to 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285861/contacting-your-mp-political-engagement-in-great-britain-gb/
NatCen. "Political engagement: Percentage of people who contacted their MP in Great Britain from 1983 to 2011." Chart. September 2, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285861/contacting-your-mp-political-engagement-in-great-britain-gb/
NatCen. (2013). Political engagement: Percentage of people who contacted their MP in Great Britain from 1983 to 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285861/contacting-your-mp-political-engagement-in-great-britain-gb/
NatCen. "Political Engagement: Percentage of People Who Contacted Their Mp in Great Britain from 1983 to 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285861/contacting-your-mp-political-engagement-in-great-britain-gb/
NatCen, Political engagement: Percentage of people who contacted their MP in Great Britain from 1983 to 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285861/contacting-your-mp-political-engagement-in-great-britain-gb/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Political engagement: Percentage of people who contacted their MP in Great Britain from 1983 to 2011 [Graph], NatCen, September 2, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285861/contacting-your-mp-political-engagement-in-great-britain-gb/