Instead of asking for whom forum members would vote and then getting 1000 Labour/Green responses and a handful of conspiracy theorists, I thought it would be good to see who would win the election if STW voted by secret ballot.

So let’s put Survey Monkey to use, and find out.

Please be honest. I’ll post results as they roll in.

PredictionPanther predicts a predictable future for this thread…. 🙁

SaxonRider,

I think your sampling population might be a bit skewed … 😆

From STW, the result will yeild 25% to 30% voting Conservative, while the rest of the result 70% will go to lefties or lefties related.

Not really reflecting on anything real but the result should be fun to look at … 😀

Let’s see if my prediction is right …

My crystal ball is bigger than most people.

I think your sampling population might be a bit skewed

Oh, I know. I’d just like to see what would happen if we ran the world.

I think your sampling population might be a bit skewed

I kinda suspect the same, but if that does prove to be the case, it poses the question that what is it about an internet bike forum attracts said population.

SaxonRider – Member

I think your sampling population might be a bit skewed

Oh, I know. I’d just like to see what would happen if we ran the world. [/quote] That’s good that survey. Fun and funny I like!

Or your result will yield 99.9% lefties related … 😆

The results are already surprising. 😯

The results are already surprising

SNP whitewash across England?

SaxonRider – Member

The results are already surprising.

ooooohh … can’t wait to see your result … 😛 (like Peter Griffin acting with excitement)

you should add a few more qus

eg

1) If you vote tomorrow, for whom do you vote?
2) If your vote is not for your first choice but is tactical, which would have been your first choice?
3) Rank top three choices (STV/PR style result)

How does tactical voting work in your poll?

I have *always* lived in a two party constituency. Often never having a realistic option of voting for the party i’d choose under another system/ in another constituency.

Do i vote with my heart, or location.

I kinda suspect the same, but if that does prove to be the case, it poses the question that what is it about an internet bike forum attracts said population.

I suppose we’d need to know the baseline for Audi-driving IT managers…

I would add another two questions ‘If you were voting with your heart who would you vote for?’ and ”If you were voting with your head who would you vote for?’.

Well the results so far tell us that perchypanther has voted many times over, with an SNP landslide.

Well?

Seriously, what we have so far is:

84 responses

Conservative
15.48% 13

Labour
52.38% 44

Liberal Democrat
15.48% 13

Plaid Cymru
0.00% 0

SNP
8.33% 7

Green
5.95% 5

Other Party
1.19% 1

Destroy Ballot
1.19% 1

EDIT: The responses are coming in fast, though, so expect this to change regularly.

I’m not sure I find that surprising

I’m amazed the tories have more than 2 votes.
Given how pro EU this forum is I thought the libs would walk it.

Coincidentally, the same percentages as the “what are your handlebars made from” poll… draw your own conclusions…

For my seat to change I need to vote Lib Dems as Labour doesn’t hold enough voters here, so I’ll vote for the party I want to win the election not the one I need to ballot for.

Coincidentally, the same percentages as the “what are your handlebars made from” poll… draw your own conclusions…

Except that I accidentally lied on that poll. I said my bars were aluminium, but actually I have no idea.

I lied on your poll, so that balances it out.

My seat is a two horse race between Tory and Labour – currently it’s Tory

My vote is tactical to try and get rid of the Tory MP

Front page poll on EU Referendum was 80/20 Remain – so the adjustment factor would have to be pretty significant imho. There was a thread about who voted Conservative in 2015 and lots of posters who never contribute to political threads answered.

I’m amazed the tories have more than 2 votes.

A pattern that is repeated at every recent election…

“How on earth did the Tories win? We got loads more shares and likes than they did”

I’m amazed the tories have more than 2 votes.
Given how pro EU this forum is I thought the libs would walk it.

Just a decision you need to make. I am left wing first and EU second.
If we weren’t already in the EU not sure I would bother joining but as we are in it I don’t think it is worth the effort and cost of leaving.

And 15% tory is higher than I would have guessed. I must be misreading a lot of peoples posts.

My vote is tactical to try and get rid of the Tory MP

Same here. And not because he’s standing on a Conservative ticket, more because he’s a nasty piece of work.

Given how pro EU this forum is I thought the libs would walk it.

FPTP… most people end up voting to stop a candidate, not for the party they most want to represent them.

I’d vote LibDem if my vote didn’t mean I would then be more likely to be stuck with my current MP.

Actually, based on policies, I’d vote SNP if it was on my ballot form… whenever I fill in one of those online questionnaires that matches your opinions on policy matters to a party, it always comes up as more strongly matching SNP than any of the UK wide parties.

Oooh! ……is this the Spin Room?

own up then, who voted Tory? *sharpens pitchfork*

How can you pretend these results would have any semblance to reality when you’ve left out the monster raving loony party?

Please let me know when it is updated so I can cast my ballot.

own up then, who voted Tory? *sharpens pitchfork*

The entire PLP 😀

There was a thread about who voted Conservative in 2015 and lots of posters who never contribute to political threads answered.

What’s your point caller?

own up then, who voted Tory? *sharpens pitchfork*

You’re going to have to chase after even more people now, jekkyl.

The results are now:

127 responses

Conservative
17% 22

Labour
54% 68

Liberal Democrat
14% 18

Plaid Cymru
0.00% 0

SNP
7% 9

Green
5% 6

Other Party
<1% 1

Destroy Ballot
2% 3

What’s your point caller?

A pretty obvious one.

If you tory voters vote lib I will personally give you each £350000000.

Well that cleared that up cheers Mefty for you informative response.

“How on earth did the Tories win? We got loads more shares and likes than they did”

this, Tory voters go and vote. Nothing else matters really.

Is that a one-off bribe zippykona, or a weekly payment in perpetuity?

Weekly of course.