Text description of graphic "Main Reason for Voting in the By-election"

This horizontal bar graph is titled "Main Reason for Voting in the By-election." It shows the breakdown of answers to Question 5, "What was the main reason you voted?" The 613 by-election voters answered as follows:

• because it is a duty to vote, 45 percent
• because it is their habit or they always vote, 25 percent
• to support a particular party, 10 percent
• to support a particular candidate, 9 percent
• to be involved in the political process, 5 percent
• because of a specific issue, 2 percent
• because it was made convenient, 1 percent
• to oppose a particular candidate, 1 percent
• to oppose a particular party, 1 percent
• to set an example for children or others, 1 percent
• for other reasons, less than 1 percent
• did not know or did not respond, 1 percent