A disgrace to democracy

Our last provincial election was a dismal 55% on/or about turnout of eligible voters. The Liberals won this election with about 38% of the 55% of voters eligible.  That works out to about 21% of eligible voters.

With the 21% the Liberals actually have a majority (dictatorship really).

We still continue to label this a democracy?

Why do we hire so many MLAs to serve us in Victoria, when so few seem to run the show and make all the decisions?  I won’t hire ten people to dig my garden and have 8 of them standing about leaning on their shovel. Neither would I expect that in Victoria. 

So, we see, 45% of eligible voters will sit on their hands watching a hockey game or play with their phone, because they will also say “well, what does my vote count?”  Many other countries are in turmoil due to their lack of concern about who and what happens in their government.  Oh, we hear so much complaining about the government but your vote, or lack of, allowed the present party to form a majority with 21% of the eligible vote.  

We can thus call ourselves the 21% majority.  

Please vote the way you want, but do vote. 21% is a disgrace in a democracy.

PS: Sometimes it is good to flush our political toilet and give some other party some steam.

Jorgen Hansen