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NSC Ballot Box-European Elections-Thursday 22nd May 2014

My Vote At The European Election

  • British National Party

    Votes: 2 1.0%
  • Conservative

    Votes: 27 13.4%
  • Green

    Votes: 38 18.8%
  • Labour

    Votes: 41 20.3%
  • Liberal Democrats

    Votes: 11 5.4%
  • UK Independence Party

    Votes: 62 30.7%
  • None

    Votes: 14 6.9%
  • Spoiling Ballot Paper

    Votes: 7 3.5%

  • Total voters
    202


Eeyore

Lord Donkey of Queen's Park
NSC Patreon
Apr 5, 2014
23,381
Much debate has been had on the merits of the parties involved. So let NSC decide.

Who will YOU be voting for, if at all, next week.

In the poll I've included every party that scored more than 3% in England in 2009 elections.

Maybe posters might want to put a short comment, if they wish, about why they are voting for a certain party.
 
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Frutos

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Helpful Moderator
NSC Patreon
May 3, 2006
35,494
Northumberland
I wasn't actually aware there were to be any elections.
 








Eeyore

Lord Donkey of Queen's Park
NSC Patreon
Apr 5, 2014
23,381




Frutos

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Helpful Moderator
NSC Patreon
May 3, 2006
35,494
Northumberland
I think that's the problem with the European elections, even if you were saying this sarcastically. I doubt most people could name 5 of their 'local' MEPs.

I wasn't being sarcastic at all, and you're right that I've precisely no idea who my MEP is, what party he/she may represent or indeed what difference his/her work makes to my life.

:shrug:
 




Creaky

Well-known member
Mar 26, 2013
3,835
Hookwood - Nr Horley
I don't vote for a party - I vote for the person who appears to best represent my views.

This poll is indicative of the real problem with modern politics - parties. If ballot papers didn't include details of the party the candidate stood for then voters would have to learn a little about what they stood for.
 


Ali_rrr

Well-known member
Feb 4, 2011
2,670
Utrecht, NL
I wasn't being sarcastic at all, and you're right that I've precisely no idea who my MEP is, what party he/she may represent or indeed what difference his/her work makes to my life.

:shrug:

We currently have 10 in the South-East, which the boundary stretches from Oxford, to Hampshire, to East Sussex. Farage is one of them. If I didn't have an exam coming up on politics, I would have no clue about it either.
 


SweatyMexican

Well-known member
Mar 31, 2013
4,099
Nifty election video too.

Videos like that make me cringe so hard. I don't know what it is that's annoying about it though, I suppose it's just politicians sounding so condescending.
 




Frutos

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Helpful Moderator
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May 3, 2006
35,494
Northumberland
We currently have 10 in the South-East, which the boundary stretches from Oxford, to Hampshire, to East Sussex. Farage is one of them. If I didn't have an exam coming up on politics, I would have no clue about it either.

Well I've certainly no intention of voting for that bigoted tosser.
 


Ali_rrr

Well-known member
Feb 4, 2011
2,670
Utrecht, NL
I don't vote for a party - I vote for the person who appears to best represent my views.

This poll is indicative of the real problem with modern politics - parties. If ballot papers didn't include details of the party the candidate stood for then voters would have to learn a little about what they stood for.

Which is a huge problem with the Party List system. You could really like a politician but he could be 10th, which basically means he has no chance of getting in. I do agree with you though, it would also mean politicians would focus on their areas more in campaigning if they did.

Videos like that make me cringe so hard. I don't know what it is that's annoying about it though, I suppose it's just politicians sounding so condescending.


I think it's quite a good video. It obviously not there to try and beat Labour or the Tories, but to try and gain ground on one of the smaller parties. It has Farage imitated perfectly.
 






Stoo82

GEEZUS!
Jul 8, 2008
7,530
Hove
Well I've certainly no intention of voting for that bigoted tosser.

He will always get in because of proportional representation, as will a few Nazis from the BNP. Thank flip it never made it when the Lib Dems wanted it in a few years back.
 






halbpro

Well-known member
Jan 25, 2012
2,855
Brighton
Honestly no idea who I'll vote for yet. Won't be UKIP, won't be the Tories and won't be any of the smaller Socialist parties standing. Probably won't be Labour either, although I'd need to double check what their European record/manifesto is like. Green or Lib Dems are more likely I suppose.
 




halbpro

Well-known member
Jan 25, 2012
2,855
Brighton
Not voting, it's a pointless act that achieves nothing other than perpetuating the myth that this kind of democracy still works.

Those of you voting UKIP, why bother? Your votes for BNP last time round didn't make any difference, did they?

Do you feel that representative democracy doesn't work generally, or simply representative democracy at European scale?
 





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