What would happen if nobody voted?

Hypothetical question. What would actually happen in the next general election and in all forthcoming local elections if nobody voted?

Read Seeing by Saramago - that tells you what would happen.

anarchy ?

BNP would win.

^ fuck that. I'll leave the country if that ever happens

1 Crippling stasis and space/time rupture.

2 Norman Tebitt would become Pope.

3 Not much.

None of the above.

Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.

Actually it’s an interesting question. Elections are an opportunity for the people to speak. There could be no greater exercising of this right than a mass refusal; that would be the purest form of speech there could be, a universal and democratic decision to opt-out. You can bet your bottom dollar though that such an expression would be null and void under some obscure legislation, undoing such a liberated choice and no doubt forcing a vote, no less then than an undemocratic insistence to adhere to ‘a democratic right’.

Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.

I experience that every day.

I call it 'my first drink'.

I experience that every day.

I call it 'my first drink'.

Total Protonic Reversal, 12% abv.

Constitutionally Her Maj would be in charge ready to appoint "Her" next government. She is head of State. Even now, nothing becomes law without she signs the act making it so. After a general election, she calls upon the leader of the majority party to become Her next Prime Minister (and First Lord of The Admiralty).

In reality, all of the previous answers!

I would rule you all.

Now do you see why you must vote, kiddies?

^ fuck that. I'll leave the country if that ever happens

you'd be playing right into their hands...

forrins out!

I'm not forrin though. I'm more 'british' than some of their own members

that would be the purest form of speech.

What would you be speeching about exactly. We want C..h..a..n..g..e.?

I did wonder this about the AV vote, surley the turn out is going to be really low. A nations electoral system of a nation is probably going to be decided by about 20% of the electorate. It should not count if not enough people vote.

I would rule you all.

Now do you see why you must vote, kiddies?

VHB&a.wFTW.

You were warned.

Vote #1 hippy and the midget massive

Actually it’s an interesting question. Elections are an opportunity for the people to speak. There could be no greater exercising of this right than a mass refusal; that would be the purest form of speech there could be, a universal and democratic decision to opt-out. You can bet your bottom dollar though that such an expression would be null and void under some obscure legislation, undoing such a liberated choice and no doubt forcing a vote, no less then than an undemocratic insistence to adhere to ‘a democratic right’.

This ^ although from a previous post it seems what would happen next would be up to Her Maj, or Lizzy as I like to think of the dear old bag.

But just imagine if nobody voted at all. Could someone please disprove the following theory:

"All politicians are self-serving career people who will tell voters what they think voters want to hear when they're not in power. And then change their minds depending on what they think will serve them best when they are in power."

This has already happened, I think, I'm just trying to remember where and when...

In Belarus. The only difference is - people do vote, but the officials throw the ballot into a skip.

Politicians are self-serving career people who will tell voters what they think voters want to hear when they're not in power. And then change their minds depending on what they think will serve them, and their career, best when they are in power.

Does anyone disagree with this statement, if so why, and can give examples of politicians who genuinely are not like this?

Serious question btw, as I truly believe the opening para as cynical as it may be and am searching for reasons to vote in the future...

Party members would of course vote for their own parties even if nobody else did, so whichever party has the largest membership would probably win.

Boring answer, sorry.

Translation please Mr Naughty ^

"Imagine it's war and no-one goes to war."

Old German lefty slogan.