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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Greg Howson

UK Xbox Live owners choose the Lib Dems

We may not know what Nick Clegg's gamerscore is but Xbox 360 Live players appear to want the Liberal Democrat's to win tomorrow's UK election. 30% of respondents to an online poll held on Xbox Live are going for the Lib Dems. 20.7% voted for Cameron with 17.6% going for Brown. An unsurprisingly high 31.3% of Xbox Live users were undecided though. Will Cameron embark on an all-night session of Modern Warfare 2 to grab these undecided votes?

What do Microsoft think then? Xbox Director Stephen McGill said:

Whilst the Xbox 360 LIVE survey is in no way intended to be statistically representative, given the enormous number of votes cast online over the Bank Holiday weekend (416,882 in total), we believe our results provide a telling barometer of political attitudes amongst 18 - 30 year olds nationwide. Being a young, socially and technology aware group who certainly have their fingers on the pulse 24/7, Xbox 360 LIVE members are a vitally important demographic for UK parties. Like everyone else in the UK, we await the outcome of tomorrow's General Election with keen interest.

Erm, indeed. Anyway, anyone here take part in this poll? I personally didn't see it.

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