VALU 2009 - SVT exit poll survey European parliament election 2009

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Kent Wännström - Sveriges Television

Per Näsman - Royal Institute of Technology, Division of Safety Research

This exit poll survey was carried out in connection with the election to the European parliament on June 7, 2009.

In VALU - Swedish exit poll surveys - voters leaving polling stations are asked by public service broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) to fill in a questionnaire and put it anonymously in a sealed box. After collecting and processing the responses, Sveriges Television is able to present an election forecast and an analysis of the reasons underlying the outcome of the election in it´s Election Night broadcast. The surveys are referred to as VALU, an abbreviation for vallokalsundersökning, Swedish for exit poll survey.The first exit poll survey in Sweden was carried out at the parliamentary election in 1991. Since then similar studies have been carried out in connection with all Parliamentary elections, referendums and elections to the European Parliament.

Purpose:

Provide analytical support for the election night broadcast on Swedish television during the election night, and for other post-election analysis.

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