Poll: The official I voted/election results thread

[ubersonic]

Owned. If you could go to the polling station anyway, why did you choose to opt for a postal vote?

Well, that's one guy who's changed his vote from earlier in the poll XD

 

[loopylou]

Don't even know where my voting card is, i only remembered yesterday that today was even the general election. So, it depends on how motivated i'm feeling when i finish work.

You don't need the card. Just name and address.

 

[Trifid]

Annoyingly as I wanted to retain the Labour councilor for my Borough I had to vote Labour, even though I do not what Eddie as PM.

These are different things. Your councillor is your councillor and you can vote for who ever you want to represent your local area in the council. Your MP is the one you send to the houses of parliament and will influence who becomes the prime minister. Voting for a labour councillor will not help Ed become PM.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Owned. If you could go to the polling station anyway, why did you choose to opt for a postal vote?

Due to work I didn't know whether I'd be able to, I applied ages ago so it's no excuse for it not to have arrived.

 

[Woden]

Annoyingly as I wanted to retain the Labour councilor for my Borough I had to vote Labour, even though I do not what Eddie as PM.

That's not how it works. Your MP goes to Westminster, not your councillor.

 

[Tummy]

Green for the general.

Labour for both local and local mayor.

 

[scorza]

Mass police presence in Tower Hamlets unfortunately. Apparantley several thousand leaflets have been handed out saying that voting in haraam.

 

[loopylou]

Due to work I didn't know whether I'd be able to, I applied ages ago so it's no excuse for it not to have arrived.

If you had called up earlier in the week it would have been easily rectified.

 

[ubersonic]

Mass police presence in Tower Hamlets unfortunately. Apparantley several thousand leaflets have been handed out saying that voting in haraam.

What does this mean?

 

[Ayahuasca]

If you had called up earlier in the week it would have been easily rectified.

Or you know, they could just send things out on time as they should for something like this? There's a lot of people who are in the same position.

 

[elmarko]

I'm still undecided (tactically), it's looking like a three horse race in my area between Labour, Conservatives & the Liberal Democrats - with it being difficult to know just how much Lib-dem support has eroded & which party will stand the best chance of winning.

I don't approve of any of the three, so it's a case of voting against the one I disagree with the most - in this case the Conservatives. Overall though I do expect them to get in still.

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

What about people who are a net drain on the UK economy? What about unemployed people living wholly off benefits?

Why should people who no longer live here, or have any real interests here, be allowed to vote here?

If you become a citizen of another nation, you vote there. Your new home.

 

[D.P.]

I'm not sure what the rules are regarding ex-pats and voting in general elections. But imo, as long as they have property in the UK/paying taxes, then they should have the right to vote.

No property/taxes paid in the UK, then i'm sorry regardless of whether you're a UK citizen or not, you're not contributing to the UK economy so you shouldn't get a say-so in how the money is spent.

Luckily the right to vote has nothing to do with contribution to the economy.
The average British citizen is a net drain on the economy so very few would get to vote, except Actually immigrants who are net contributors. So do you want a voting system where only the rich and immigrants can vote?

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

These are different things. Your councillor is your councillor and you can vote for who ever you want to represent your local area in the council. Your MP is the one you send to the houses of parliament and will influence who becomes the prime minister. Voting for a labour councillor will not help Ed become PM.

I voted Labour for my local borough because they've done a cracking job under the national Conservative government.

I voted for Conservative in the generals, so sure.... the option is there.

 

[loopylou]

Or you know, they could just send things out on time as they should for something like this? There's a lot of people who are in the same position.

Or you know accidents happen, you've been missed or postie lost it. How are they supposed to know you didn't receive it if you don't tell them.

Anyway like I said earlier call your election office they may be able to help, particularly if like you say it's happened to a lot of people.

 

[mid_gen]

Why should people who no longer live here, or have any real interests here, be allowed to vote here?

If you become a citizen of another nation, you vote there. Your new home.

I'm a British citizen. Not a German citizen.

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

Luckily the right to vote has nothing to do with contribution to the economy.
The average British citizen is a net drain on the economy so very few would get to vote, except Actually immigrants who are net contributors. So do you want a voting system where only the rich and immigrants can vote?

It really isn't difficult.

If you live in the UK, you are a citizen here. Then you can vote. No need to go into details about contribution to the economy.

If you leave the country, and reside elsewhere for years and become nationalized there... that's it. You can no longer vote in the UK.

That is fair no?

 

[robgmun]

What does this mean?

That it's against the Islamic religion to vote. Which it isn't

 

[D.P.]

do that mean that nobody on benefits should get a vote either?

Slippery slope.

Plus the Ex pats have contributed for decades, why do they not get a vote in your system but an 18 year old who has never had a job does? :S

Not only those on benefits, but anyone who earns under around 45k a year (and mor with children), or who rents would be denied the vote

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

I'm a British citizen. Not a German citizen.

If you haven't gained German citizenship yet, then of course.

Once you gain that citizenship and permanent residence elsewhere, that's where the cut off should be.