Poll: The official I voted/election results thread

[One More Solo]

While it's not my preference, you can't question the legitimacy of a party that holds 316 seats forming the govt.

 

[Kenai]

Which is wrong and needs to change.

It won't change though, not any time soon, so no point getting excited about irrelevant numbers in the mean time really.

 

[Telecaster]

When Farage doesn't win his seat he will return to his rightful position as Roger Irrelevant and hopefully he'll go back to whatever he was doing before, another City Robber Baron.

 

[sports_brah]

BBC says UKIP are expected to win 2 seats. Lib Dems will get 10.

How's that third party thing coming along for you?

In fairness, its easy to see what he means...the percentage points currently show a very high number for a party on the "edge"

 

[Schlong&Stable]

The joke thread is that way >>>>

Its highly likely Farage lost. But he's setup UKIP well for 2020. UKIP will probably end the day the third largest party in terms of vote share, which is massive. As Nick Robinson just said, northern England is ripe for UKIP's plucking.

 

[Danthus]

While it's not my preference, you can't question the legitimacy of a party that holds 316 seats forming the govt.

Campbell, Harman and Balls already have.

 

[Captain]

Hoping to see UKIP in coalition with Conservatives.

I don't know how true but i read that UKIP are going to try and legalize hand guns?

 

[anything I don't mind]

ukip is going take a lot of the conservatives vote away and labour is losing a lot of the scottish vote but labour said no coalition with snp.

 

[gobbo]

In terms of vote share they're dragging the lib-dem out to the kerb and getting them to bite it, they've already lost 2 deposits

I thought that was their new dental policy for immigrants?

 

[Sankari]

Hoping to see UKIP in coalition with Conservatives.

How are they going to manage that with only 2 seats?

 

[Kenai]

In fairness, its easy to see what he means...the percentage points currently show a very high number for a party on the "edge"

It's an easy protest vote though, when you know it won't actually mean them winning your seat, so you have to consider they may be polling higher than they would if people thought they might actually get into power.

 

[Captain]

How are they going to manage that with only 2 seats?

I did say 'Hope'

 

[alx]

A sample of 22,000 doesn't give me much faith in it's accuracy so I won't be holding my breath based on the exit polls.

Had an interesting debate on the voting age today with my stepson, we are of differing political opinions and he wasn't best pleased when I suggested he and the majority of people his age (19) aren't really qualified to vote.


"But I've studied politics for three years, I know more about politics than you do"

"Politics isn't some thing you learn from a text book or a documentary, it's something you experience, do you imagine you could learn to drive from a text book without any practical lessons ? no you couldn't and so it is with politics, the only thing you've learned over the past three years is how to be a politician"

Without creating a new thread is there anyone else who feels we need to address the age at which people can vote ?

I see where you're coming from (even if it is a bit patronising), but age doesn't automatically give someone political knowledge either.

At the end of day, if you're a legal adult you should be able to vote on who you want in government as it could have a quite a big impact on your life.

It's a very slippery slope when you start limiting who can vote, even if there are plenty of morons out there.

 

[George Hincapie]

It won't change though, not any time soon, so no point getting excited about irrelevant numbers in the mean time really.

That isn't true. There is a good chance that it will be addressed during the next Parliament, particularly if the Conservatives succeed. Electoral reform has been needed for a long time.

 

[wunkley]

Interesting. I wonder why they have taken 3 floors in my building then? HS2 will happen.

You've missed my point massively. I'm saying it will happen, And it needs to. But people won't be getting on a 'faster' train for many years.

Anyway, it's not really about hs2 this thread is it, sorry let's get back to immediate politics. They're all *****.

 

[estebanrey]

2 Seats for Labour so far, 0 for rest

2/650

 

[George Hincapie]

You've missed my point massively. I'm saying it will happen, And it needs to. But people won't be getting on a 'faster' train for many years.

Anyway, it's not really about hs2 this thread is it, sorry let's get back to immediate politics. They're all *****.

Make your point more clearly then?

 

[ic1male]

I don't think UKIP will last if Nigel Farage doesn't get in. He'll resign as leader and there's no-one else the public will warm to I don't think. A lot of UKIP's success has to do with Nigel, I'm sure.

 

[Kenai]

That isn't true. There is a good chance that it will be addressed during the next Parliament, particularly if the Conservatives succeed. Electoral reform has been needed for a long time.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Any changes under a Conservative government will almost certainly be limited to proposals with the least damaging effect on their own power.

 

[One More Solo]

Campbell, Harman and Balls already have.

I know. Rather desperate and think their scripts may need a rewrite.