• Question: who did you vote for the general in elections?

    Asked by umi to Alessandra, Dimitrios, Niamh, Becky, Stacey, Tony on 10 Jun 2017.
    • Photo: Stacey Marple

      Stacey Marple answered on 10 Jun 2017:

      Hi Umi, I’m not going to tell you that, but I did vote because I believe it is important to contribute to the democratic process.

    • Photo: Rebecca Bennett

      Rebecca Bennett answered on 11 Jun 2017:

      I won’t say who. I’ll just say its very important to do it!

    • Photo: Niamh Ryall

      Niamh Ryall answered on 12 Jun 2017:

      Hi Umi
      Lots of people get uncomfortable when you ask them who you voted for, which I did a lot as a child as I was very interested in it. To get me to stop, my mum told me it was illegal to ask someone who they voted for, which I believed until I was about 18!
      I’m not going to say either, but I will say I did vote and I think it’s vital that people do. I have voted every time I’ve had the chance, for my MP (like last Thursday), my local councillors, my MEPS (Member of the European Parliament – though this won’t be for much longer), police commissioners etc.
      Even if you go along and spoil your ballot, it’s important to go. I hope when you get to 18 you will too. Decisions are made by those who turn up!

      In the last election, the overall turnout was nearly 69% but 18-25 turnout was only 44%. If they don’t think you will vote either way, they’re not going to try to impress you.

      There are also lots of campaigns for STEM that aren’t party political, like Campaign for Science and Engineering. STEM graduates are underrepresented in parliament and not many MPs have backgrounds in STEM, so it’s important we remind them of it’s importance.

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