This statistic shows public perception on whether the UK Parliament is essential to democracy in Great Britain in 2017. It appears that 73 percent of respondents either tended to agree or strongly agreed. Of those who saw the parliament as essential to the country's democracy, 37 percent strongly agreed with the statement. By comparison, 7 percent of respondents disagreed in some form with the statement and a further 19 percent of respondents neither agreed nor disagreed.
To what extent do you agree or disagree that the UK Parliament is essential to our democracy?*
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Hansard Society. (April 25, 2017). To what extent do you agree or disagree that the UK Parliament is essential to our democracy?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/397865/perceived-nessecity-parliament-united-kingdom-uk/
Hansard Society. "To what extent do you agree or disagree that the UK Parliament is essential to our democracy?*." Chart. April 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397865/perceived-nessecity-parliament-united-kingdom-uk/
Hansard Society. (2017). To what extent do you agree or disagree that the UK Parliament is essential to our democracy?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397865/perceived-nessecity-parliament-united-kingdom-uk/
Hansard Society. "To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree That The Uk Parliament Is Essential to Our Democracy?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397865/perceived-nessecity-parliament-united-kingdom-uk/
Hansard Society, To what extent do you agree or disagree that the UK Parliament is essential to our democracy?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397865/perceived-nessecity-parliament-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
To what extent do you agree or disagree that the UK Parliament is essential to our democracy?* [Graph], Hansard Society, April 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/397865/perceived-nessecity-parliament-united-kingdom-uk/