Vote Intention

European Communities Study 1970

If elections took place tomorrow to elect deputies, for which party among the following ones would you be most likely to vote? [If
the respondent is below the voting age, ask "for which of these parties would you vote if you were already eligible to vote?] 

European Communities Study 1971/1973

If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you give your first preference vote to?

Eurobarometer 2 ff.

If there were a general election tomorrow [If respondent is under 18 / below the voting age say: and you had a vote], which party would you support? (starting with Eurobarometer 32:) ... vote for?

The following country specific question wording is not always completely documented in the respective codebook documentation: 

Luxembourg (up to Eurobarometer 8), Ireland and Northern Ireland (up to Eurobarometer 16):

Generally speaking, which political party do you feel closer to? 

Italy (up to Eurobarometer 19):

Do you feel closer to any one of these parties in the following list than all the others? [IF YES] Which one? 

In addition, VOTE INTENTION was regularly asked in the

MONTHLY MONITOR

(1) Please note that the variable names refer to the final ICPSR/ZA codebook editions, if available.

(2) Including follow-up question "[If R does not know which party to support:] Which party would you be (most) inclined to support / (starting with Eurobarometer 18) ... to vote for?" in the following surveys: 

• Eurobarometer 3 and 4: except for Belgium and Germany (Eurobarometer 3 "second vote") 
• Eurobarometer 5 and 6: only for Netherlands, Ireland, Britain and Northern Ireland 
• Eurobarometer 18 to 20 only for Great Britain, Eurobarometer 21, 23, and 25 to 29 also for Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Eurobarometer 30 to 36 for all countries (Eurobarometer 30, 31, and 31A combined into one variable)