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so if another election was called tomorrow, would you still vote the same?

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wannaBe · 11/05/2010 11:56

I think there are probably quite a lot of people that wouldn't.

A lot of disilusioned people no longer believing in their respective parties (loss of support on all sides imho).

so - would you?

Would you in fact vote at all?

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sarah293 · 11/05/2010 13:03

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feralgirl · 11/05/2010 13:02

I probably would vote the same way, unless the polls in my constituency showed that tactical voting wasn't sensible iyswim.

My heart said Labour but my head said Lib Dem as Labour are in third place in my constituency. I'm assuming not much will change so, if I want to keep the Tories out here, then I'll have to do the same again.

A friend who works as a Lib Dem volunteer in London says that the parties are already discussing dates for an October election. And that the Lib Dems are completely skint so have no money left for another campaign.

squirrel42 · 11/05/2010 12:58

I'd vote the same, but if everyone else did then it would still end up being wasted since I voted Lib Dems and the Conservtives got in here.

My parents voted Conservatives and Lib Dems won in their area, and my sister also voted Lib Dem and got Conservatives. All four of our votes didn't actually impact on the balance of power in Parliament!

Role on PR or at least some kind of electoral reform...

Aussieng · 11/05/2010 12:27

I would vote the same. Only thing I could do to make a difference however is to move house to another constituency

MrsWobbleTheWaitress · 11/05/2010 12:10

I would vote the same way.

thedollshouse · 11/05/2010 12:06

Yes, I would.

I am a typical floating voter, I was originally going to vote for Tory, then Lib Dem but actually ended going for Labour for purely selfish reasons.

anastaisia · 11/05/2010 12:04

yes. I agree with this:
"The person who got my vote was the person I wanted as my MP, and (s)he happened to represent the party which most closely matched my opinions about how our society should work."

That hasn't changed.

TottWriter · 11/05/2010 12:01

I would indeed vote the same way. The person who got my vote was the person I wanted as my MP, and he happened to represent the party which most closely matched my opinions about how our society should work.

I can understand why people found it so hard to choose who to vote for in this election because of the tactics involved, so I gues I just really wish there was a system in place which allowed the consciences of everyone to make their choice in the same way I did. If there was an election called tomorrow, I wouldn't like to try and guess the reuslts though - if there's one thing we've learned from this it's that advanced polls really don't mean anything.

TheFallenMadonna · 11/05/2010 11:57

I'd vote the same. Because I still agree with those policies the most.

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