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Does voting tactically hurt democracy?
As a representative democracy the UK electorate only vote for their local candidate. In the last 20 years we have seen the rise of "tactical voting," - this was cited as one of the main reasons for Labour's landslide in '97. Do you believe tactical voting hurts our democracy?
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Does voting tactically hurt British Democracy?
- No - tactical voting is simply part of our political landscape. - 18 votes
- 82%
- Yes - but it is an ugly necessity. - 3 votes
- 14%
- Yes. It is unnecessary and stifles the chances of "mavericks" - 1 vote
- 5%
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.No, tactical voting does not hurt British Democracy as we know it - but our voting system needs improving to accommodate real voting choice and delivery of what we are voting for.
None of which removes any fundamental right to complain about what was on offer or what has occurred that you could not avoid. But some of it is used by those who wish to smugly try to deny people their rights, and develop a "holier than thou because I voted for some individual who wasn't worth voting for" attitude.
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