AIBU To ask what party do you vote for?

Am afraid I am a tactical voter. Anyone but the Tories (or those nutters further to the right).

Don't feel comfortable with labour or lib dem though, which doesn't really help. I always vote though.

Always voted labour but it's a waste, in the south east. Although I know my Conservative MP quite well, I quite like him but he has held his seat here for many years and it doesn't look likely to change. I have yet to meet the labour candidate, no one has even seen him! he is a mystery man.

I am left of labour and not because my principles have changed but because theirs have, I'm with dawndonna, I liked John Smith.

Paid up member of The Labour Party

Obama yes

SNP here, and yes I would vote Obama :o

The thing is you can't win. You either have to

• Vote for the ones that just fucked everything up
• Vote for the ones that are fucking it up now
• Vote for the ones that are helping the ones fucking it up now fuck it up more
• Not vote and be a fucking apathetic bastard
• Do what I did and move to somewhere that's not a democracy.

I vote Tory.

And what Somebloke & Richman said.

I am ashamed though - I flagellate daily.

Definitely Obama though, may be a shameful Tory but am not a lunatic.

If it were me, I would be deeply ashamed of myself.

Well tbh I'd be ashamed to have repeatedly voted in a government who presided over 10 years of unprecedented economic growth (not created by them- result of global economic trends which "lifted all boats"), pissed the whole lot up the wall creating a bloated public sector, did jack all about a creaking infrastructure, attacked a random country cos their mates told them to, and left the country with a massive deficit, but there you go.

Jenski - I know, I hang my head in shame everyday.

And then do the same thing again.

Jenski

I am surprised that people have admitted to voting Tory. If it were me, I would be deeply ashamed of myself.

But if you voted Tory it would be because you found their policies preferable to the alternatives, so presumably you wouldn't feel ashamed of yourself.

You might in that case further object to the easy and smug closed mindset that assumes that anyone who has been well educated and whose heart is in the right place will automatically hold left of centre views and that anyone who disagrees must either be stupid or have base motives.

I save my deep shame for far worse admissions (like admitting that I take my children to McDonald's ).

I am surprised that people have admitted to voting Tory. If it were me, I would be deeply ashamed of myself.

Labour always have and always will. I was a member of the labour party until the Iraq war though I may become a member again but I do feel we need a change of leader

I too am surprised that people have admitted to voting for UKIP obviously they have supporters are they voting for the anti Europe stand have you read all of their policies was it a protest vote as many bnp voters claim to be

I once had to listen to an in-law discussing her support for UKIP... She lives in Spain for half the year (claims her pension there etc)

I am a socialist of the old school, eg. John Smith. I have voted Labour, but I may vote Green next time. I will have to peruse the policies carefully.
I am scared by those who admit to voting UKIP on here. How can anybody vote for a party that wants to disenfranchise those with learning difficulties and disabilities still further, and a party that wants to bring back hanging. They are also the so called 'respectable' face of the BNP.

Labour

Another minority member here. Have always voted Conservative and always will.

In the US I would have voted for Obama, the Republicans are too extreme for me.

council/local elections I am a bit of a floater our MSP is SNP and he isn't the worst we have had,

Labour.

I'm a bit of a floating voter. Sometimes I've been known to vote for the most likely candidate to get rid of the existing candidate who is standing again.

Sometimes, but only in Parish Elections, I spoil my paper by identifying those candidates that I believe to be making decisions based on self interest (but I only started doing that when I realised that all candidates were shown the spoiled papers to agree whether there was a clear vote) There's something really satisfying about scrawling Corrupt Wanker in blunt pencil :)

I voted Lib Dem and I don't regret it at all, my MP is very good. He does what he can within the constraints.

I voted libdem last time BASTARDS used to vote labour . I think i voted libdem as no1 in scottish election

I don't vote for a party, I vote for my local MP.

What makes you think that asking might be unreasonable?

SDLP/ labour. Tactical voting to keep Sinn Fein out. Otherwise would vote Alliance.