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{{Infobox political party
{{Infobox political party
|name_english = No Candidate Deserves My Vote!
| name = No Candidate Deserves My Vote!
|lang1 = Welsh
| lang1 = Welsh
|name_lang1 = Nid oes un ymgeisydd yn haeddu fy mhleidlais
| name_lang1 = Nid oes un ymgeisydd yn haeddu fy mhleidlais
|logo = [[Image:PartyEmblemFull.jpg|142px|alt=Party Emblem with black cross over the words No Candidate Deserves My Vote!|Party Emblem]]
| logo = [[Image:PartyEmblemFull.jpg|142px|alt=Party Emblem with black cross over the words No Candidate Deserves My Vote!|Party Emblem]]
|leader = Amanda Ringwood
| leader = Amanda Ringwood
|leader1_title = President
| leader1_title = President
|leader1_name = Stephen Phillips
| leader1_name = Stephen Phillips
|leader2_title = Treasurer
| leader2_title = Treasurer
|leader2_name = Bob Goodall
| leader2_name = Bob Goodall
|leader3_title = Other Officer
| leader3_title = Other Officer
|leader3_name = Margaret Payne
| leader3_name = Margaret Payne
| founded = {{Start date|2000|11|23|df=yes}}<ref name="Registered_Party">{{cite web|url = http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/regpoliticalparties.cfm?frmGB=1&frmPartyID=167&frmType=partydetail|title = Register of political parties, No Candidate Deserves My Vote!|first= Amanda|last= Ringwood|publisher= [[The Electoral Commission]]|accessdate= 2010-03-16 |date= 2000-11-23|url-status= dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100416164111/http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/regpoliticalparties.cfm?frmGB=1&frmPartyID=167&frmType=partydetail|archivedate = 2010-04-16}}</ref>
|founded = {{Start date|2000|11|23|df=yes}}<ref name="Registered_Party">{{cite web
| dissolved = 2012
| url = http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/regpoliticalparties.cfm?frmGB=1&frmPartyID=167&frmType=partydetail
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| headquarters = St Albans
| title = Register of political parties, No Candidate Deserves My Vote!
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| ideology = [[Electoral reform]]<br>[[None of the above]]
| first = Amanda
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| international = ''None''
| last = Ringwood
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| european = ''None''
| publisher = [[The Electoral Commission]]
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| colours = [[White]], [[Black]]
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| accessdate = 2010-03-16
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| colorcode = black
| date = 2000-11-23
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| country = the United Kingdom
}}</ref>
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|headquarters = St. Albans
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|ideology = [[Electoral Reform]],<br>[[None of the above]]
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|international = ''None''
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|european = ''None''
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|colors = [[White]], [[Black]]
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|colorcode = black
|website = [http://www.nocandidate.org.uk www.nocandidate.org.uk]
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|country = United Kingdom
}}
}}


'''No Candidate Deserves My Vote!''' (often abbreviated '''NCDMV!'''; in [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''{{lang|cy|Nid oes un ymgeisydd yn haeddu fy mhleidlais}}'') is a registered [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|political party]] of the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name ="Registered_Party" /> 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.<ref name="NCDMV_Website">{{cite web
'''No Candidate Deserves My Vote!''' (often abbreviated '''NCDMV!'''; in [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''{{lang|cy|Nid oes un ymgeisydd yn haeddu fy mhleidlais}}'') was a registered [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|political party]] of the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name ="Registered_Party" /> The party's core policies were to bring about [[electoral reform]] by putting a [[none of the above]] option onto every ballot paper of the future. That way the disaffected voter could use their vote to say that none of the parties currently represents them.<ref name=democracy>{{cite news|title=21st century democracy|work=The Guardian|date=May 30, 2001|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/may/30/thecandidate}}</ref>
| title = Official No Candidate Deserves My Vote! party website
| url = http://www.nocandidate.org.uk
| accessdate = 2010-03-17
}}</ref> That way the disaffected voter can use their vote to say that none of the parties currently represents them.<ref name=democracy>{{citenews|title=21st century democracy|publisher=The Guardian|date=May 30, 2001|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2001/may/30/thecandidate}}</ref>


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<ref name="MORI_Poll">
At the 7 June 2001 County Council elections in Hertfordshire, the party stood its first candidates, its best result being 2.5% of the vote (174 votes) in St Albans South. The party took the view that offering the opportunity of positive abstention could assist in increasing voter turnout. The results of the MORI survey<ref name="MORI_Poll">
{{Cite web
{{Cite web
| title = Ipsos MORI poll - None Of The Above: Non-Voters And The 2001 Election
| title = Ipsos MORI poll - None Of The Above: Non-Voters And The 2001 Election
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| accessdate = 2001-12-10
| accessdate = 2001-12-10
}}
}}
</ref> 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.
</ref> 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.{{when|date=October 2020}}


The party planned to field as many candidates as they could in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 General Election]].<ref name="NCDMV_Website" /> Currently Stephen Phillips (a.k.a. Steve of Stevenage)<ref name="Stevenage_Website">
The party planned to field as many candidates as they could in the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 General Election]]. Stephen Phillips (a.k.a. Steve of Stevenage)<ref name="Stevenage_Website">
{{Cite web
{{Cite web
| title = Stevenage campaign website
|title = Stevenage campaign website
| url = http://www.steveofstevenage.org.uk
|url = http://www.steveofstevenage.org.uk
| accessdate = 2010-02-17
|accessdate = 2010-02-17
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100323011710/http://www.steveofstevenage.org.uk/
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|archivedate = 2010-03-23
}}
}}
</ref> will be standing in the [[Stevenage (UK Parliament constituency)|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]].<ref>{{cite web
</ref> planned to stand in the [[Stevenage (UK Parliament constituency)|Stevenage Constituency]], and Eric Mutch of [[Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire]] changed his name by [[deed poll]] to Zero None Of The Above and announced his intention to stand in the constituency of [[Bristol South]];<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.bristol247.com/2010/04/08/bristols-mr-none-of-the-above-to-stand-for-election/
|url= http://www.bristol247.com/2010/04/08/bristols-mr-none-of-the-above-to-stand-for-election/
|title=Bristol's Mr 'None of the Above' to stand for election |work=Bristol24-7|date=8 April 2010
|title=Bristol's Mr 'None of the Above' to stand for election |work=Bristol24-7|date=8 April 2010
|accessdate=20 April 2010
|accessdate=20 April 2010
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/says-change-Bristol-candidate/article-1979014-detail/article.html|title=None of the above, says name-change Bristol candidate|work=Bristol Evening Post|publisher=Bristol News and Media|date=7 April 2010|last=Staff writer|accessdate=20 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412003636/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/says-change-Bristol-candidate/article-1979014-detail/article.html|archivedate=12 April 2010}}</ref> however, he changed his mind and handed in nomination papers for [[Filton and Bradley Stoke (UK Parliament constituency)|Filton and Bradley Stoke]].<ref>{{cite web
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/says-change-Bristol-candidate/article-1979014-detail/article.html
|title=None of the above, says name-change Bristol candidate
|work=Bristol Evening Post|publisher=Bristol News and Media|date=7 April 2010|last=Staff writer
|accessdate=20 April 2010
}}</ref> However, he changed his mind and handed in nomination papers for [[Filton and Bradley Stoke (UK Parliament constituency)‎|Filton and Bradley Stoke]].<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/EA7F3156-9B15-44BE-BE52-B3F8CD458243/0/CEX100028.pdf
|url= http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/EA7F3156-9B15-44BE-BE52-B3F8CD458243/0/CEX100028.pdf
|title=Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll
|title=Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk/plus/2010/04/11/none-above-stand-filton-bradley-stoke-election/
|url= http://www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk/plus/2010/04/11/none-above-stand-filton-bradley-stoke-election/
|title=Mr ‘None of the Above’ Zero set to stand in Filton and Bradley Stoke
|title=Mr 'None of the Above' Zero set to stand in Filton and Bradley Stoke
|work=The Bradley Stoke Journal|date=11 April 2010|last=SH (Editor)
|work=The Bradley Stoke Journal|date=11 April 2010|last=SH (Editor)
|accessdate=20 April 2010
|accessdate=20 April 2010
}}</ref>
}}</ref>

The party deregistered with the Electoral Commission in 2012.


==History==
==History==
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* November 2000 - The party was founded by Amanda Ringwood (née Gardner) and Bob Goodall.<ref name=democracy/>
Amanda Ringwood is the current Party Leader having founded the party with Bob Goodall in November 2000.
* June 2001 - The party fielded five candidates in the local elections,<ref name=democracy/> four in the St Albans South, East, North and Central wards of the Hertfordshire County Council elections, and one in the Sopwell ward of the St Albans District Council elections.
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* November 2000 - The party was founded by Amanda Ringwood and Bob Goodall.<ref name=democracy/>
* June 2001 - The party fielded five candidates in the local elections,<ref name=democracy/> four in the St Albans South, East, North and Central wards of the Hertfordshire County Council elections and one in the Sopwell ward of the St Albans District Council elections.
* May 2002 - Four candidates stood in the Ashley, Sandridge, Sopwell and Verulam wards of the St Albans Local Council elections and one candidate stood in the Southfields ward of the Ealing Local Council elections.
* May 2002 - Four candidates stood in the Ashley, Sandridge, Sopwell and Verulam wards of the St. Albans Local Council elections and one candidate stood in the Southfields ward of the Ealing Local Council elections.
* February 2010 - Stephen Phillips was elected as the party President to act as media spokesman for the party.<ref name="Stevenage_Website"/>
* February 2010 - Stephen Phillips was elected as the party President to act as media spokesman for the party.<ref name="Stevenage_Website"/>
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.
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.


==Core policies==
==Core policies==
No Candidate Deserves My Vote! has just one core policy:<ref name="NCDMV_Website" />
No Candidate Deserves My Vote! has just one core policy:


* To add a [[none of the above]] option onto the bottom of every ballot paper of the future, giving the disaffected voter a reason to turn out to vote.
* To add a [[none of the above]] option onto the bottom of every ballot paper of the future, with the intention to give the disaffected voter a reason to turn out to vote.


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.
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.
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nocandidate.org.uk Official No Candidate Deserves My Vote! website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100402050804/http://www.nocandidate.org.uk/ Unofficial No Candidate website]
*[http://www.steveofstevenage.org.uk Stevenage campaign website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100323011710/http://www.steveofstevenage.org.uk/ Stevenage campaign website]


{{British political parties}}
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Latest revision as of 01:38, 9 May 2024

No Candidate Deserves My Vote!
Welsh nameNid oes un ymgeisydd yn haeddu fy mhleidlais
LeaderAmanda Ringwood
PresidentStephen Phillips
TreasurerBob Goodall
Other OfficerMargaret Payne
Founded23 November 2000 (2000-11-23)[1]
Dissolved2012
HeadquartersSt Albans
IdeologyElectoral reform
None of the above
European affiliationNone
International affiliationNone
ColoursWhite, Black

No Candidate Deserves My Vote! (often abbreviated NCDMV!; in Welsh Nid oes un ymgeisydd yn haeddu fy mhleidlais) was a registered political party of the United Kingdom.[1] The party's core policies were to bring about electoral reform by putting a none of the above option onto every ballot paper of the future. That way the disaffected voter could use their vote to say that none of the parties currently represents them.[2]

At the 7 June 2001 County Council elections in Hertfordshire, the party stood its first candidates, its best result being 2.5% of the vote (174 votes) in St Albans South. The party took the view that offering the opportunity of positive abstention could assist in increasing voter turnout. The results of the MORI survey[3] 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.[when?]

The party planned to field as many candidates as they could in the 2010 General Election. Stephen Phillips (a.k.a. Steve of Stevenage)[4] planned to stand in the Stevenage Constituency, and Eric Mutch of Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire changed his name by deed poll to Zero None Of The Above and announced his intention to stand in the constituency of Bristol South;[5][6] however, he changed his mind and handed in nomination papers for Filton and Bradley Stoke.[7][8]

The party deregistered with the Electoral Commission in 2012.

History[edit]

  • November 2000 - The party was founded by Amanda Ringwood (née Gardner) and Bob Goodall.[2]
  • June 2001 - The party fielded five candidates in the local elections,[2] four in the St Albans South, East, North and Central wards of the Hertfordshire County Council elections, and one in the Sopwell ward of the St Albans District Council elections.
  • May 2002 - Four candidates stood in the Ashley, Sandridge, Sopwell and Verulam wards of the St Albans Local Council elections and one candidate stood in the Southfields ward of the Ealing Local Council elections.
  • February 2010 - Stephen Phillips was elected as the party President to act as media spokesman for the party.[4]

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.

Core policies[edit]

No Candidate Deserves My Vote! has just one core policy:

  • To add a none of the above option onto the bottom of every ballot paper of the future, with the intention to give the disaffected voter a reason to turn out to vote.

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.

Political objectives[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ringwood, Amanda (2000-11-23). "Register of political parties, No Candidate Deserves My Vote!". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. ^ a b c "21st century democracy". The Guardian. May 30, 2001.
  3. ^ "Ipsos MORI poll - None Of The Above: Non-Voters And The 2001 Election". Retrieved 2001-12-10.
  4. ^ a b "Stevenage campaign website". Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  5. ^ "Bristol's Mr 'None of the Above' to stand for election". Bristol24-7. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  6. ^ Staff writer (7 April 2010). "None of the above, says name-change Bristol candidate". Bristol Evening Post. Bristol News and Media. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  7. ^ Hook, Stuart (20 April 2010). "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Acting Returning Officer. South Gloucestershire Council. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  8. ^ SH (Editor) (11 April 2010). "Mr 'None of the Above' Zero set to stand in Filton and Bradley Stoke". The Bradley Stoke Journal. Retrieved 20 April 2010. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links[edit]

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