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Originally Posted by ianch99
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.
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Yes, I've always voted tactically. You might as well not vote if your voting for candidates that have no chance of winning in the constituency. Doing so makes your vote worthless. You might even be helping the candidate you least want.
It's a crap system , we had the chance to change it in 2011, but chose not to. The main 2 parties and their media backers campaigned against it (surprise, surprise), so we did as we were told.