Guernsey (Channel islands): A quarter of women aged over 45 ‘unlikely to vote’

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A survey has found 28% of women aged over 45 in Guernsey are “unlikely to vote”, compared to 14% of men in the same age group.

In the questionnaire by political movement Future Guernsey 22% of women across all age groups said they would “definitely” or “probably” not register to vote, compared to 11% of men.

Only 44% of women agreed with the statement “I feel well informed about politics in Guernsey”, while 65% of men said they did agree.

Lindsey Freeman, chief executive officer of Future Guernsey, said the survey results were “concerning”.

Ms Freeman said the high number of deputies in island-wide voting made it difficult for voters to understand which policies candidates supported.

“A big part of what we’ve found is a lack of information and of understanding,” she said.

“You can’t deny there’s a very clear trend here of voter apathy among women, especially of a certain age.”