To vote, or not to vote, that is the question... and if not, why not?

Every vote does make a difference. Please vote on both 4th May and 8th June. 

In 2015 only 66.1% of those on the Electoral Roll voted in the General Election. (Click images to see larger views.)  Why was this?

But of the Voting Age Population (i.e. anyone over the age of 18 years) only 60.1% of those entitled to vote did so. Why was this?

At the last General Election in 2015

• 50.8 million people were of voting age.
• 30.5 million people on the Electoral Roll voted.
• 15.9 million people on the Electoral Roll didn't vote.
• 4.4 million people of  voting age were not even on the Electoral Roll!

Why was this?

This meant that 20.3 million people who could vote did not do so. Why not?

Given that those we elect to Parliament to represent us and who form the government, which then makes decisions that affect every aspect of our lives, and the lives of our families and friends, affects our communities and neighbourhoods, our public services and utilities, why do people not vote?

In 2017 why not make sure you are on the Electoral Roll  and  cast your vote and get the government you deserve? 

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"They say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve" 
[E.A. Bucchianeri: Brushstrokes of a Gadfly]