What is "No Candidate Deserves My Vote!" all about?

Have you ever been in that position where you don’t know who to vote for? Somehow none of the main parties seem to represent you and you have been less than enamoured with the behaviour of some of our politicians? What are your choices?

You can...

1. Not bother to turn up to vote. The problem with this is that you are no different from those who never turn up anyway and you have had no say. That is hardly democracy.
2. Spoil your ballot paper. Unfortunately a small percentage of voters do this by mistake anyway so there is no way of telling whether you have spoilt it by choice or accident.
3. Vote for any fringe party in protest against the bigger parties. This is probably the most dangerous option as you may be voting for something even worse.

The “No Candidate Deserves My Vote!” party has one aim and that is to introduce a bill to Parliament to have a “None of the above” option added to every local and general election ballot paper of the future. That way you can exercise your democratic right to vote to say that none of the parties currently represents you. It will also encourage your democratic responsibility to turn out to vote.

A MORI poll carried out on behalf of the Electoral Commission in 2001 predicted that up to 30% more voters would turn out to vote at an election if they had an opportunity to vote for no-one.

So what made me decide to stand for election?

Well I am certainly no politician that is for sure, but I was stirred into action over the recent expenses scandal, realising that it was a party-wide problem and that our politicians have served us very badly just recently, lining their pockets with our money while our brave soldiers give their lives in battle for this nation. Something has to be done and saying that I have no experience in politics is no excuse for inaction. I have plenty of experience in life and the human condition that qualifies me as much as any other person for office and service to our nation.