05-24-2018, 12:53 PM
Declining ballots is partially how we wound up with Donald Trump and Stephen Harper. Trump had some of the worst turnouts, and didn't boost Republican numbers, just that independents got more votes, and overall voters stayed home.
Closer to that home, in 2008, the Liberals lost to the Conservatives in Waterloo. By 17 votes. This was primarily due to people feeling "safe" in not voting, or casting protest votes; the Liberals lost *25%* of the total votes cast for them from the previous election. If they had only lost 24%, or any other non-insane number, the Conservatives wouldn't have won. Vote for what you want the government to be.
Closer to that home, in 2008, the Liberals lost to the Conservatives in Waterloo. By 17 votes. This was primarily due to people feeling "safe" in not voting, or casting protest votes; the Liberals lost *25%* of the total votes cast for them from the previous election. If they had only lost 24%, or any other non-insane number, the Conservatives wouldn't have won. Vote for what you want the government to be.