Euro elections, 4th June

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I will, would if I could, vote

British Nationalist Party
2
4%
Conservative Party
2
4%
Green Party
30
53%
Liberal Democrat Party
5
9%
Labour Party
0
No votes
UK Independence Party
7
12%
Other
3
5%
Won't - I don't like Parties
8
14%
 
Total votes: 57

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Euro elections, 4th June

Post by 2 As and a B »

How will you vote, or would you vote if you could?
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Post by JohnB »

Seen in Totnes today:
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If I could vote, it would be Green, but it looks like the owner of the house where I officially live forgot to add me to the last voters form, so maybe I'm disenfranchised as well as homeless :cry:
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Post by monster »

John you can register to vote until 19th May - so you still have time! :)
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I am also not on the electoral register. I didn't realise it was possible to be added at this late stage. Maybe I'll contact the local council.
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Post by ziggy12345 »

50 years old and never voted
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monster wrote:John you can register to vote until 19th May - so you still have time! :)
Thanks. Do you have to do it in person, and will I be able to get a postal vote, as I won't be going anywhere near "home" between now and the election?

Edit
Just checked my local council web site, and the online forms seem to be 4 years out of date!
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Post by 2 As and a B »

I started this poll after I had picked up a Green Party Euro election leaflet that had been sitting in my junk mail pile for a few days and saw that Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP in the South East and leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, was being endorsed by national treasure Joanna Lumley, no less. Well, if a posh bint like Ab Fab Joanna is a Green Party supporter, rather than a true blue Tory, Labour luvvie or socially sensitive LibDem, it got me wondering what other supporters there are out there in celebland.

And what the demograhic was on this discussion board in this one countrywide election where you can vote for the Party/candidate you actually want to win, rather than voting against the one you want not to win.

I can't say I'm greatly surprised by the Green/don't vote weightings!
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Wot no British Nazionalizts??
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Post by biffvernon »

RenewableCandy wrote:Wot no British Nazionalizts??
UKIP are on the list - and two people have voted for them!

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biffvernon wrote:
RenewableCandy wrote:Wot no British Nazionalizts??
UKIP are on the list - and two people have voted for them!

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Yes, quite. Plus, they have nothing useful to say about peak oil and climate change. They want a traditional, nationalistic version of BAU.
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I can't believe most people have put down the green party... you don't seriously believe they'll actually make a difference do you?
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Post by 2 As and a B »

Hey, this is just a bit of fun!

The BNP vote and one of the UKIP votes appeared like fairies in the night.
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cubes wrote:I can't believe most people have put down the green party... you don't seriously believe they'll actually make a difference do you?
You mean that voting for one of the others might make a difference?

In 37 years of voting I've never managed to vote for a winning candidate. Are all my votes wasted or do they add a little encouragement and influence?
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Post by Jakell »

foodinistar wrote:Hey, this is just a bit of fun!

The BNP vote and one of the UKIP votes appeared like fairies in the night.
Are you suggesting my BNP vote is frivolous?

And who are you calling a ****ing fairy?


biffvernon wrote:]You mean that voting for one of the others might make a difference?
Voting for the BNP will certainly make a difference
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Jakell wrote: Are you suggesting my BNP vote is frivolous?

And who are you calling a ****ing fairy?
Aha. Here ve see ze fundamental anxiety of ze efferage Bee-enn-pee voter. Tell me about your Muzzer... :)
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