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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22555659

Three quarters of people are unable to name their MP, according to an annual Hansard Society survey.

Interviews with 1,128 people found that 22% of people could name their own MP, compared with 38% in 2011.

The report suggests many people were "disenchanted" with politics, with the proportion saying they would not vote doubling from 10% in 2011 to 20%.

The public's self-declared likelihood to vote is the lowest recorded since the audit series began 10 years ago.

Despite the prominence of the eurozone crisis and the debate on the UK's EU membership, 57% of people did not correctly identify the fact that Britons elect members to the European Parliament.

The report from the Hansard Society - a charity which aims to strengthen parliamentary democracy and encourage greater public involvement in politics - also suggests that 33% of people believed peers were elected.

The society said "fewer and fewer people are convinced about the value of voting than at any point in the last decade", raising "serious questions" about the system of government in this country.

Quelle surprise ....