Purpose

Participation of people with learning disabilities in the United Kingdom (UK) Parliamentary Elections has previously been found to be lower than that of non-learning disabled peers. This paper aims to consider whether an intervention to support the right to take part in democratic and political life may result in increased participation rates.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were gathered by social workers from 135 learning disabled people about their voter registration and voting in the May 2019 UK local government election. Social workers subsequently ran a promote the vote campaign with this cohort and gathered the same data in respect of the December 2019 UK Parliamentary Election.

Findings

Following the campaign, there were statistically significant increases in both the proportion of people who registered to vote and in the proportion who voted.

Originality/value

People with learning disabilities are more likely to vote if made aware of their rights and supported to do so.

中文翻译：

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学习障碍者参与英国2019年议会选举

目的

先前发现有学习障碍的人在英国（英国）议会选举中的参与度低于非学习障碍同龄人。本文旨在考虑支持参与民主和政治生活权利的干预是否会提高参与率。

设计/方法/方法

社会工作者从 135 名学习残疾人中收集了有关他们在 2019 年 5 月英国地方政府选举中的选民登记和投票的数据。随后，社会工作者与该群体开展了一项促进投票活动，并收集了有关 2019 年 12 月英国议会选举的相同数据。

发现

竞选活动结束后，登记投票的人数比例和投票人数均出现统计显着增加。

原创性/价值

如果知道自己的权利并得到支持，有学习障碍的人更有可能投票。