Voter participation

• How to improve voting engagement?

  • make voting compulsory with fine for those who don't
  • improve citizenship education
  • allow voting across weekends
  • change first-past-the-post system so every vote counts
• Pros of using social media for political participation

  • messages can be targeted to particular viewers
  • getting 'likes' and shares can help spread the party's message
  • SM allows parties to notice problems that are important to voter which can help them direct their campaign
• Cons of using social media for political participation

  • Politicians need to be careful when using social media
  • there are concerns about sites putting 'fake new' that confuse voters,which could turn them off politics
• How does digital democracy help participation?


  voting at home/mobile phone is easier and more accessible tha going to a polling station