Do you vote differently to your husband/partner?

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DP and I are voting differently in this election. It doesn't bother me because 1) it's his vote and 2) it's not drastically different; both left/centre left parties, so it's not a whole different mindset. He's not too bothered, although would prefer if I voted the same to give support to independence to hopefully get a referendum. I'm voting tactically to get an MP in to hopefully get a different government. Does anyone else vote differently to their partner, and if so, how different?

I honestly couldn't tell you. We don't talk politics !

Don't know it's a secret ballot in our house.

We vote the same way. We enjoy talking politics, and both have a keen interest in it.
I highly doubt we would be together if we were politically incompatible.

We won’t this time but we have previously - neither if us holds extreme views so it’s not an issue really

Yes, normally. I think this election we will vote the same though.

We have different political views because we have completely different backgrounds and experiences. I think it would be odder if we had the exact same views. What’s always been more important is that we both come to our views from a place of reasoning and political engagement: I far prefer that to being in an echo chamber.

Probably, I dont know who he votes for , in fact I don't know if he voted in the recent council elections.
he's more interested in football than politics.

We are both swing voters, sometimes voting the same and sometimes differently. This election DH will be voting Conservative and I'm voting Social Democratic Party.

We're both interested in politics and can have reasoned discussion about it. We are politically similar in many ways regarding what we want to happen but do differ sometimes on how best to bring that about.

I'm widowed now but we were a politically engaged couple who voted differently. I like lively discussion and challenge so didn't/don't feel a need to be with someone whose views align with mine (within reason - not going to date a fascist).

No, we're both generally Labour for GEs. Sometimes I go a bit crazy and vote lib dem or green in the locals.

We're voting the same. It wouldn't bother me if he voted differently - we are both firmly on the left politically, so unless he had a massive change of opinion, we're never going to vote for wildly different parties.

I'm further left than DH so we have often voted differently and will probably do so again this time, it doesn't cause any problems between us.

We're voting the same. I'll be honest it would probably bother me if he voted Tory as it would indicate the we are incompatible on some fundamental issues.

We are both life long Conservative voters - until this time, one of us has changed sides. It doesn't matter except we will be cancelling each other out!

Sometimes.

I don't tell DH or the DC who I vote for. We all have differing opinions and views - (and a few similar,) and we will almost certainly be going for 2 or 3 different parties between us. I have told the DC who I voted for before, and DH too, and got an earbashing from both. (Along with demands to know why I voted for said party, with a list of reasons why I shouldn't have!)

So I refuse to tell them who I have voted for now. And this time it's no different. It's called a Secret Ballot for a reason.

Yes we are poles apart in our political views. He also voted for brexit 🙄... we've had to agree not to discuss politics as we only fall out. Our adult DDs sometimes do though.

We each vote with our conscience. As long as it’s not SNP, I will stick by him.

Sometimes. He’s committed to one party, I’m more of a tactical voter.

Sometimes- we are on the same page broadly, but it has varied by election.

I have friends across the political spectrum (far right excluded), and I don’t need to live in an echo chamber. My oldest friend is far left, I’m centre right. We don’t agree politically but we are still friends.

Yes we vote the same, we have the same political opinions. I don’t think I could be with someone who was wildly different to me, for me your politics speaks to your personality and morals.

DH can't vote in GE as he is not a British citizen, but we would certainly vote the same way this election. And pretty much all elections I think.

I find it strange that some people don't know who their partner would vote for!

I'm surprised how many people don't talk politics to their partner. Surely everything is politics? Childcare, NHS, schools, care packages for those in need etc.

We have always voted the same but are views are very similar. I don't tell him who to vote for and he doesn't tell me who to vote for.

We're like you. We sometimes vote differently but both either centre or centre left parties. Neither of us would ever vote Conservative and that's the main thing for me. I can't imagine being in a relationship with someone who'd vote Conservative. It's not that I'm one of those people who thinks all Tories are fascists! But I just fundamentally disagree with their view of the world and their principles.

Totally agree with your post!