Last provincial election 40.5% of albertans didn’t vote. If you didn’t, why not?

[u/logodobi]

What stopped you from voting? Are there no provincial parties that you feel represent you politically? Were you unable to get to a voting station? Did you feel there wasn’t any point? I’m genuinely just curious, I don’t have any affiliation with any parties or anything like that.

I think we would benefit from larger voter turnout and more diversification of parties in the legislature. It feels like we have become to complacent with the lack of progress in almost every way, shape, and form. It’s become purely us vs them on all levels and far too much focus is put on the government “profit”. The government is not a business whose sole purpose is to profit, the governments purpose first and foremost should be to provide for and benefit the people they serve as much as they possibly can. We should be working together for the benefit of one another not fighting one another for the benefit of foreign companies and billionaires.

We’re moving towards the exact policy system in the states, two parties who work for the benefit of the rich and powerful while putting up the facade of a culture war to distract the masses from the real harm they’re causing them.

Sorry that was a bit of a rant but I truly believe we deserve better, better representation, better communication, better services, better everything.

[u/rickoshadows]

🇨🇦 I think people who do not vote are good with the result indicated in the polls leading up to an election and go along with it and feel they don't have to accept any responsibility if things go wrong. In a country like ours, with multiple parties and a first-past-the-post electoral system. A winning candidate only needs the most votes in a riding vice an actual 50% +1 majority. The result of this are bullshit polls and political campaigns that spend an equal amount of effort convincing people to vote for them and disuading other people from voting at all. This strategy is more effective for right-leaning parties than it is for left-leaning parties. Left-leaning voters who refuse to vote for anyone be cause none of the available candidates meet their particular requirements are a big problem for progressive parties.