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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
spoiled votes are recorded in the voting figures, apathy is recorded in the turn out.
I will not vote for people i do not believe in, its simple. That is my democratic right.
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I wouldn't say it was apathy, more complacency. If you don't agree with the people in power enough to vote to keep them in then vote for someone else, even if they have no hope of winning, use your vote as a protest dont waste it. Remember the monster raving loony party? Many would vote for them as they were disaffected by the main parties but they still had a vote counted.
To me if you really can't bring yourself to vote for one of the parties in the running this at least makes some sense as a protest vote.