| No Candidate Deserves My Vote! | |
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| Welsh name | Nid oes un ymgeisydd yn haeddu fy mhleidlais |
| Leader | Amanda Ringwood |
| President | Stephen Phillips |
| Treasurer | Bob Goodall |
| Other Officer | Margaret Payne |
| Founded | 23 November 2000[1] |
| Headquarters | St. Albans |
| Ideology | Electoral Reform, None of the above |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | None |
| Official colors | White, Black |
| Website | |
| www.nocandidate.org.uk | |
| Politics of United Kingdom Political parties Elections |
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No Candidate Deserves My Vote! (often abbreviated NCDMV!; in Welsh Nid oes un ymgeisydd yn haeddu fy mhleidlais) is a registered political party of the United Kingdom.[1] The party's core policies are to bring about electoral reform by putting a none of the above option onto every ballot paper of the future.[2] That way the disaffected voter can use their vote to say that none of the parties currently represents them.[3]
At the 7 June 2001 County Council elections in Hertfordshire, a party registered as No Candidate Deserves My Vote! stood a handful of candidates, its best result being 2.5% of the vote (174 votes) in St Albans South. The party takes the view that offering the opportunity of positive abstention could assist in increasing voter turnout. The results of the MORI survey[4] conducted for the commission after the election offers some support for this suggestion: 12% of those asked said that being able to vote for None of the above candidates would have made them more likely to vote, and the figure increases markedly to 33% for non-voters. However the evidence from international practice in this regard is inconclusive. The Commission does not believe that the case is yet made for the introduction of positive abstention within the UK electoral practice, but intends to undertake a more thorough examination of the issues involved.
The party planned to field as many candidates as they could in the 2010 General Election.[2] Currently Stephen Phillips (a.k.a. Steve of Stevenage)[5] will be standing in the Stevenage Constituency. Eric Mutch of Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire has changed his name by deed poll to Zero None Of The Above and announced his intention to stand in the constituency of Bristol South.[6][7] However, he changed his mind and handed in nomination papers for Filton and Bradley Stoke.[8][9]
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Amanda Ringwood is the current Party Leader having founded the party with Bob Goodall in November 2000.
To date, the highest number of votes gained in one ward is 174 which represented 2.5% of the vote in the St. Albans South ward during the Herts County Council elections in June 2001. The highest vote percentage gained is 3.16% in the Sopwell ward during the St. Albans Local Council elections in May 2002.
No Candidate Deserves My Vote! has just one core policy:[2]
Any successful candidates will have the choice of standing down to force an automatic by-election or staying on to act as an Independent for all other issues.
To either get candidates elected to the UK parliament or to cause as much a stir as possible for the need for a none of the above option that electoral reform comes about as a result.