How to swap your vote with another voter with a different preference, to support Remain.
Hello all. I'm a remainer who has swapped my labour vote in Battersea for a lady who'll vote Lib dem for me in Lewes where they could win. The result might well be two remain seats.
Are there any Lib dem voters here who'd swap their vote with a labour voter in a different constituency to benefit remain, or VICE VERSA? It has to work on trust clearly, so I've chatted with the lady I'm swapping with and I totally trust her and we have shared concerns like climate change. If you consider it, there's no point in being dishonest in constituencies where your preferred choice has no chance.
Admittedly in some constituencies locally, like Putney, it might be close (Lds/Lab, Cons have no chance), but you've got to decide what the best tactical choice is and I've decided Labour will win Putney, so it might be that a Lib dem vote there is better swapped with a Labour voter in a Cornwall constituency where it'll elect a Lib dem and get a tory out.
I'm not telling anyone how to vote btw, just demonstrating that in the absence of any formal pact between parties, we can take charge ourselves. Particularly if you're a hard remainer without any terribly strong party allegiance, this makes a lot of sense. Vote swapping like this could make a real difference...
The way I did it was just posting the idea on a local facebook group , once I'd done some research to find a suitable seat to swap with. There are also sites that can help you with the swapping. Check this one out for example, and yes, it's prefectly legal
https://www.swapmyvote.uk/faq
I hope if you'll consider this if it seems your preferred choice hasn't a chance in your seat. Ideally I want proportional representation but in the absence of a fair voting system, it's perfectly acceptable to game an unfair one!
Oh and if you have kids (or student friends) of voting age, please point them towards this to show them whether to vote at their home constituency or uni one, for the best chance of remain. https://www.mystudentvote.org.uk/
Please vote tactically or vote swap, or we get Johnson and a horrendous brexit :(
Are there any Lib dem voters here who'd swap their vote with a labour voter in a different constituency to benefit remain, or VICE VERSA? It has to work on trust clearly, so I've chatted with the lady I'm swapping with and I totally trust her and we have shared concerns like climate change. If you consider it, there's no point in being dishonest in constituencies where your preferred choice has no chance.
Admittedly in some constituencies locally, like Putney, it might be close (Lds/Lab, Cons have no chance), but you've got to decide what the best tactical choice is and I've decided Labour will win Putney, so it might be that a Lib dem vote there is better swapped with a Labour voter in a Cornwall constituency where it'll elect a Lib dem and get a tory out.
I'm not telling anyone how to vote btw, just demonstrating that in the absence of any formal pact between parties, we can take charge ourselves. Particularly if you're a hard remainer without any terribly strong party allegiance, this makes a lot of sense. Vote swapping like this could make a real difference...
The way I did it was just posting the idea on a local facebook group , once I'd done some research to find a suitable seat to swap with. There are also sites that can help you with the swapping. Check this one out for example, and yes, it's prefectly legal
https://www.swapmyvote.uk/faq
I hope if you'll consider this if it seems your preferred choice hasn't a chance in your seat. Ideally I want proportional representation but in the absence of a fair voting system, it's perfectly acceptable to game an unfair one!
Oh and if you have kids (or student friends) of voting age, please point them towards this to show them whether to vote at their home constituency or uni one, for the best chance of remain. https://www.mystudentvote.org.uk/
Please vote tactically or vote swap, or we get Johnson and a horrendous brexit :(
