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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
I will look at the candidates and with some exceptions (no extreme parties) vote for the person I think will best represent me. (I know stuck record). I refuse to vote tactically and I dislike those who just know how bad everyone else is but have nothing positive to offer themselves. We have two independents standing so I may have some choice.
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But the two independents will never represent you as an MP which is the point of voting in this election. What is worse, by voting for someone who could never be an MP, you might get the person you did not want as your MP.
If you want representation, our system requires you to vote for the person who is the closest fit to your own views *and* that has a realistic chance of election. Anything else is a protest vote and so wasted in terms of representation.