Ryding High: Comedian James Ryder Makes It Into Top Ten MEP Candidates In New Survey
Comedian James Ryder Muscat has squeezed his way into the top ten MEP candidates in terms of first-preference votes, a new survey has found.
With two weeks to go until the European Parliament election, the survey – conducted by IDEA Group’s Malta Survey – shows that Ryder is the tenth most popular candidate, with 2.43% of the electorate intending to give him their first preference vote.
The top ten MEP candidates in terms of first-preference votes
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (PN) remains the most popular candidate overall, with 30.44% of the electorate planning to vote for her. However, PL MEP Alex Agius Saliba is hot on her heels at 25.02%, although the gap between them has slightly increased since IDEA Group’s survey last month.
Daniel Attard (PL) remains in third place with 8.67%, while Norman Lowell (Imperium Europa) has climbed to fourth with 5.42%.
Thomas Bajada (PL) has shot up to fifth with 3.7%, pipping fellow PL candidate Steve Ellul, who stands at 3.45%. Peter Agius (PN) is in seventh, Clint Azzopardi Flores (PL) is in eight, and Arnold Cassola (independent) is in ninth.
Norma Camilleri (PN) and Sandra Gauci (ADPD) have dropped out of the top ten.
The top ten MEP candidates in terms of first-preference votes from April
This does not mean that the top six candidates are set to get elected as Malta’s six MEPs, as a lot will hinge on the inherited votes of candidates who reach the MEP quota and those who are eliminated.
PN MEP David Casa is set to inherit 41.9% of Metsola’s votes (down from 45.1% last month), while Daniel Attard is set to inherit a whopping 52.9% of Agius Saliba’s votes (up from 43.2% last month).
This does not mean that the top six candidates are set to get elected as Malta’s six MEPs, as a lot will hinge on the inherited votes of candidates who reach the MEP quota and those who are eliminated.
PN MEP David Casa is set to inherit 41.9% of Metsola’s votes (down from 45.1% last month), while Daniel Attard is set to inherit a whopping 52.9% of Agius Saliba’s votes (up from 43.2% last month).
The survey was carried out online between 14th and 20th May, with stratified sampling to mirror the demographic composition of the electorate, including age, gender, geographic location and education.
With a sample size of 1,639, the findings have a margin of error of 2.5%.
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