What will you be voting in the Voting Reform Referendum?

[Mathew]

Oh but I can, the choice that I want is not there - therefore there is no need for me to vote for either system. If I took that view in elections, i'd end up picking between Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Conservative and then I truly wouldn't be able to complain because knowing how identical and to put it simply, dreadful they are, i'd be voting them into office and keeping their dying parties alive.

You're not having a say at all, so how can anyone know that you're displeased..? You're just blending in with the rest of the people who can't be bothered to leave their house on election day. People fought for a democracy; feel guilty

Oh, and why could you only vote Lab / Lib / Con? UKIP stand in your local area, do they not?

The option not to vote is just as important as the right to vote, in most dictatorships for example you have to vote (even if there is a non-choice) otherwise you are in serious trouble.

This is the only way to get real proportional representation in the country. I might not want to reveal personal information in the census but I have to, are you saying we're becoming a dictatorship? :rolleyes:

Now as for the issue of FPTP, it is unfair. In theory a small party could get 10% or even 20% of the vote and not recieve any representation in parliament.

Surely you can realise that AV is even more unfair? As I've said, FPTP gives one person one vote (as should happen in a true democracy) - why should some people be given several chances under the AV system? :rolleyes:

[Sarah]

You're not having a say at all, so how can anyone know that you're displeased..? You're just blending in with the rest of the people who can't be bothered to leave their house on election day. People fought for a democracy; feel guilty

Oh, and why could you only vote Lab / Lib / Con? UKIP stand in your local area, do they not?
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Im presuming its because where he lives they have too big of a majority to compete with, so he may aswell not vote as they wouldnt win in that area.

I like AV but I know for a fact it wouldn't win. I like the system we use to vote for our Welsh Assembly AM's though.