General Election Poll for the constituency of Stafford

[Withnail]

I can't find Mark Heenan's most illuminating post upon this matter - did he delete it?

 

[tek-monkey]

There are many ways to spoil a ballot, but you must ensure that either no marks appear in any box or that they appear in more than one. You could for example write "is a useless ****" after a candidates name, but if the writing spills into the box you've actually voted for them.

Just draw a giant cock on it

 

[Gramaisc]

I can't find Mark Heenan's most illuminating post upon this matter - did he delete it?

Most aspects covered here - http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/index.php?threads/did-you-vote-yesterday.2683/page-3#post-53188 - genuine official guidance for the intending spoiler.

 

[littleme]

! Crikey - I'm really bad at drawing chickens, wonder if a crocodile will do - I'm quite good at crocodiles!

After Googleing it, I believe just printing my name on it will do, but then will I end up with more candidates at my door? Hmmmm.

 

[Withnail]

At the PCC elections i took in a ruler to add an extra box, wrote tek-monkey next to it and cast my vote for him in the usual way.

 

[basil]

Surely pulling a name out of a hat is the fairest way.......

 

[Spelunker]

Most aspects covered here - http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/index.php?threads/did-you-vote-yesterday.2683/page-3#post-53188 - genuine official guidance for the intending spoiler.

In all my years of voting where I took it upon myself to print dick in the box of the Tory candidate I now find that I have been voting FOR the buggers.
It goes to show that you are never too old to learn.
Spunking cocks from now on .

 

[John Marwood]

Or Jilling

 

[littleme]

Or Jilling

Steady on there! *blush*

 

[shoes]

Probably conservative, but it will be touch an go if Cameron is still leader.

That said, this government never really had a chance, I'd be keen to see what would happen if this party were allowed to run sans cleggy.

 

[tek-monkey]

RM would have been privatised immediately, the NHS would already be halfway there and we'd have group 4 policing the riots.​

 

[John Marwood]

If you are going to stand as an independent then a memorable name may help

 

[John Marwood]

I have proposed ... to the electoral commission.. that candidates for the next general and local elections should have an indicator against their name on the ballot paper if they have changed parties since the previous election

This is because at the next election I expect to see a record number of so called independent candidates standing for election, where as in fact they are party political chancers who have conveniently dropped the party label at a time of nationwide rejection of the three main parties

If you think this a worthy move please suggest same here..

http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/contact-us

I thank thee

 

[proactive]

This is because at the next election I expect to see a record number of so called independent candidates standing for election, where as in fact they are party political chancers who have conveniently dropped the party label at a time of nationwide rejection of the three main parties

Take a bow Mr Stamp, Ms Baron and the woman in Barlaston that nobody had heard of until today.

 

[John Marwood]

 

[Withnail]

... it would be interesting if we had a Wyre Forest-esque Independent type ...

A HOSPITAL campaigner has set up a Stafford branch of the National Health Action Party.

Karen Howell, who helped spearhead the Support Stafford Hospital campaign, is one of a handful of campaigners seriously concerned about the future of the health service.

The NHA party already exists nationally with branches throughout the country. And the move could mean a Stafford candidate could stand in a general election.

http://www.staffordshirenewsletter....-town-branch/story-20766637-detail/story.html

 

[Gramaisc]

Under our simplistic electoral system, this sort of thing can be beneficial to the established parties, in that it can dilute any protest votes.

 

[The Hawk]

What we need is a new party that will engage with people and actively converse with them over policy; we could call it the CONVERSATIVE party. I've a feeling that might pick up a disproportionate number of votes from one of the mainstream parties .

 

[Gramaisc]

What we need is a new party that will engage with people and actively converse with them over policy; we could call it the CONVERSATIVE party. I've a feeling that might pick up a disproportionate number of votes from one of the mainstream parties .

If you click - http://conversatives.com/ - it takes you to the Conservative Party site...

..eventually..

 

[John Marwood]

What we need is for November 5th to be more thorough