Who will win the 2011 election?

**mashman** · 7th December 2011, 10:36

S'ok, we don't need to know why people aren't voting... if they cared, they'd vote

... and now it's closer to a third than a quarter of the country not voting... me thinks they're a wiiiiiiiiiiiiiddle bit scared of finding out why.

**Oscar** · 7th December 2011, 10:43

Originally Posted by mashman

S'ok, we don't need to know why people aren't voting... if they cared, they'd vote

... and now it's closer to a third than a quarter of the country not voting... me thinks they're a wiiiiiiiiiiiiiddle bit scared of finding out why.

You should take your tinfoil hat off, it appears to making your brain overheat.
The simplest answers to the question of people not voting is:

They don't care.
They are satisfied with things as they are.
They don't think their vote is important.

Why spend taxpayers money to find out the obvious?
Occam is your friend.

**mashman** · 7th December 2011, 12:12

Originally Posted by Oscar

You should take your tinfoil hat off, it appears to making your brain overheat.
The simplest answers to the question of people not voting is:

They don't care.
They are satisfied with things as they are.
They don't think their vote is important.

Why spend taxpayers money to find out the obvious?
Occam is your friend.

You've missed at least 1 other explanation... I wonder if there are more... nah, surely not, why would you need to find out. Even stupid people have reasons that may seem out with the narrow minded norm.

**Oscar** · 7th December 2011, 12:20

Originally Posted by mashman

You've missed at least 1 other explanation... I wonder if there are more... nah, surely not, why would you need to find out. Even stupid people have reasons that may seem out with the narrow minded norm.

So why didn't you vote?
They wouldn't let you wear your tinfoil hat whilst voting?

**mashman** · 7th December 2011, 12:25

Originally Posted by Oscar

So why didn't you vote?
They wouldn't let you wear your tinfoil hat whilst voting?

I'm not going over it again, but it fits none of your options and by the tone of the thread it was being discussed in, there were a few others that had similar reasons... similar not necessarily being the same.

I can wear my hat anytime... apart from when I'm close to the microwave.

**Oscar** · 7th December 2011, 12:27

Originally Posted by mashman

I'm not going over it again, but it fits none of your options and by the tone of the thread it was being discussed in, there were a few others that had similar reasons... similar not necessarily being the same.

I can wear my hat anytime... apart from when I'm close to the microwave.

You forgot, didn't you

**Crasherfromwayback** · 7th December 2011, 12:30

Originally Posted by mashman

I can wear my hat anytime... apart from when I'm close to the microwave.

I wouldn't wear it near high voltage overhead power lines either mate!

**mashman** · 7th December 2011, 13:02

Originally Posted by Oscar

You forgot, didn't you

yup

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

I wouldn't wear it near high voltage overhead power lines either mate!

top tip... cheers.

**mashman** · 9th December 2011, 10:22

I thought all of the votes had been counted? Does this mean than National will lose a seat in parliament and that including their current "partnerships", won't have a majority vote anymore?

**Oscar** · 9th December 2011, 10:37

Originally Posted by mashman

I thought all of the votes had been counted? Does this mean than National will lose a seat in parliament and that including their current "partnerships", won't have a majority vote anymore?

National will only lose a seat if their party vote falls (which is quite likely).
If that happens the Maori Party will become their best friends.

**mashman** · 9th December 2011, 11:58

Originally Posted by Oscar

National will only lose a seat if their party vote falls (which is quite likely).
If that happens the Maori Party will become their best friends.

that could make for some interesting TV... a la Big Brother House... that works on so many levels... or probably doesn't and it's just me

**SPman** · 9th December 2011, 14:49

Originally Posted by Oscar

National will only lose a seat if their party vote falls (which is quite likely).
If that happens the Maori Party will become their best friends.

They couldn't be any more friendly short of JK shagging Turiana to seal the deal..........

**blue rider** · 9th December 2011, 16:50

re counting of votes, who votes and why vote

I think it was Stalin who once said

" it does not matter who votes, it matters only who counts"

but well National has a Man Date.......