Manktelow Nicholas, Chadwick Darren D, Brewster Stephanie, Tilly Liz
School of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, The University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK.
School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2023 May;36(3):629-640. doi: 10.1111/jar.13087. Epub 2023 Mar 14.
People with intellectual disabilities' voting rate within the United Kingdom remains significantly below the population average despite government enacted voting promotion measures. No published academic literature directly involves people with intellectual disabilities when considering their UK general election experiences - this study aims to address this omission.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with people with intellectual disabilities (N = 20) about their election experiences during the 2017 (n = 18) and 2019 (n = 8) general elections. Six participants were interviewed around both elections. Data was analysed with template analysis.
Eight themes were produced - election information, political knowledge, political opinions, voting choice process, polling station experience, voting outcome, capacity and support. Theme interactions impacted on election experiences.
While acknowledging diverse experiences, voting outcomes and experiences were particularly impacted by factor interactions concerning election information and/or polling station accessibility, capacity and support. Voting promotion interventions and future research should consider these areas.
尽管英国政府采取了促进投票的措施，但智力残疾者的投票率仍显著低于全国平均水平。在考虑英国大选经历时，尚无已发表的学术文献直接涉及智力残疾者——本研究旨在填补这一空白。
对智力残疾者（N = 20）进行了半结构化访谈，了解他们在2017年（n = 18）和2019年（n = 8）大选中的选举经历。六名参与者围绕两次选举均接受了访谈。采用模板分析法对数据进行分析。
产生了八个主题——选举信息、政治知识、政治观点、投票选择过程、投票站体验、投票结果、能力和支持。主题间的相互作用影响了选举经历。
尽管认识到经历各不相同，但投票结果和经历尤其受到与选举信息和/或投票站可达性、能力及支持相关的因素相互作用的影响。投票促进干预措施及未来研究应考虑这些领域。
