6 July 2005
A new report by Parliaments official journal Hansard, has revealed that almost a third of voters in May's general election turned to the Internet for information.
According to the Hansard Society study 28 per cent of voters used the web to help inform their decision.
A break down of most popular sources for information showed that 17 per cent visited the BBC website and nine per cent visited dedicated internet information services such as Yahoo! and Tiscali.
Surprisingly just four per cent chose to get their information from a newspaper website.
Political parties own websites were only visited by four per cent of those seeking information on policies and issues.
A total of 18 per cent of Internet users said that the websites helped them make a better choice, and 19 per cent said it helped them make their mind up.© DeHavilland Information Services plc
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