|
Post by Moose on May 22, 2014 18:03:30 GMT
Did everyone remember to vote who was eligible? I voted for Labour (tho for about fifteen seconds I was vaguely tempted to vote for the Pirates party, whatever that was) but I was disconcerted to see how many Far Right groups were on the ballot paper. Still maybe it's a good thing. Divided they fall, and all that
|
|
|
Post by Alvamiga on May 22, 2014 18:57:31 GMT
The European election paper here was literally as long as my arm! We had "The Romans" on our one!
|
|
|
Post by juju on May 22, 2014 20:10:03 GMT
I was horrified that the first four on my paper were far right parties. One was 'Britain First' or some such and had the slogan 'Remember Lee Rigby' underneath. Disgusting.
|
|
|
Post by tangent on May 22, 2014 20:14:44 GMT
My party of choice (Lib Dems) is likely to lose most of its MEPs. I'm hoping they get at least three.
|
|
|
Post by tangent on May 22, 2014 20:16:57 GMT
New voting rules mean that your vote will count provided it is clear for whom you are voting. So, for example, you could put a smiley face instead of a cross.
|
|
Kate
Junior lady
Posts: 381
|
Post by Kate on May 22, 2014 20:36:27 GMT
I voted a very exciting time it was, too
|
|
|
Post by Moose on May 22, 2014 20:55:10 GMT
Is this the first time you were eligible Kate?
|
|
|
Post by tangent on May 22, 2014 22:36:39 GMT
Did you take a selfie inside the polling station by any chance?
|
|
Kate
Junior lady
Posts: 381
|
Post by Kate on May 23, 2014 5:53:55 GMT
Yes it is the first time, but no I didn't take a selfie haha
|
|
|
Post by Alvamiga on May 23, 2014 6:19:20 GMT
The novelty will wear off soon enough! You will also learn to be constantly dismayed that either the person you voted for didn't get in, or that they got in and they're not what you expected!
|
|
Kate
Junior lady
Posts: 381
|
Post by Kate on May 23, 2014 7:49:25 GMT
I suppose :/ it must be annoying if they're who you really want as well :/ oh well, it was an experience. Although our polling station didn't have booths, but tables and boards on them creating a division- not very secret though, because the people behind you could easily see who you voted for.
|
|
|
Post by Miisa on May 23, 2014 10:28:46 GMT
Ours is on Sunday. I had no idea of the points being raised, so I did an online test today to find candidates and parties that think like me (as much as possible). It suggested the Pirate Party as the best match, but I think I'll settle for a more conventional party and a candidate of theirs fairly close to me instead.
|
|
|
Post by tangent on May 23, 2014 10:55:14 GMT
Labour, UKIP, independents and the Green Party are making significant gains whilst the Conservatives and Lib Dems are losing bucket loads. Well, there's a surprise.
|
|
|
Post by Moose on May 23, 2014 16:50:38 GMT
The UKIP result is depressing but unsurprising
|
|
|
Post by juju on May 23, 2014 17:02:48 GMT
The UKIP result is depressing but unsurprising Not at all surprising given the amount of airtime they've had from the media recently. Grrr.
|
|
|
Post by tangent on May 23, 2014 18:17:05 GMT
In Stockport, the Liberal Democrats have won the most seats, with Labour a close second and the Conservatives trailing badly in third place. UKIP has failed to win anything, although their share of the vote has risen from 3% in 2012 to 13%. It seems Stockport value their counsellors for the work they do.
|
|
|
Post by Mari on May 24, 2014 12:26:46 GMT
Our Wilders has lost a lot of votes. Yay! I voted on a party that's only EU-focused on a woman my age. They had pretty much the same ideas as the party I usually vote for, but that party is big and also nationally-oriented (and thus will find it difficult to focus on the EU and stick to their ideas). Also, the people on their list are all over 40. Nothing against people over 40, but it's nice to see someone my own age on a ballot for once.
|
|
|
Post by spaceflower on May 28, 2014 3:03:51 GMT
I voted for the Pirate Party, but they did not make it. Do you vote for persons, I really don't know enough about the candidates to do that. Generally the person/s first on the party's list also are those who get elected. Our populist eurosceptic party Sverigedemokraterna (Sweden democrats) can now send two members to the Europe parliament. But which group will they belong to? They want to cooperate with Danish People's party but they want to cooperat with Tories (EU-group ECR). Now they want to cooperate with Ukip, but Ukip don't want to. Here's a list of the populist parties of EU: counterpoint.uk.com/media-centre/counterpoints-guide-to-populism-at-the-2014-european-elections/
|
|
|
Post by Miisa on May 28, 2014 8:21:28 GMT
I never know what person to vote for (my candidate never gets in anyway, so they had better be listed by a party I can also stomach), so I use one of the many candidate picker sites online, they ask you questions and compare your answers to the candidates.
|
|
DGoeij
Very Regular
Pan Narrans
Poehee
Posts: 601
|
Post by DGoeij on May 28, 2014 10:07:07 GMT
That mess is all yours now, I'm on the other side of the planet, plenty of stuff for a raised blood pressure without keeping an eye on European elections.
|
|