YOUGOV POLL AUG 20/21 (Will apathy win?)

Well it has been a while and the batteries are fully charged up. Here is the first look at a poll for a while and it seems that the biggest winner will be apathy and thus the result could be decided by the smallest share of the electorate. Can we complain if you don't vote, or can it be said that the parties should make the case stronger for their own election and elections should be void if they don't get a certain percentage of voters to vote?

But at present 1 in 4 women don't know or won't be voting. With 18-24 year old age group even higher with at least 1 in 3 that won't be voting or don't know.

Yougov have asked questions of the electorate of what they thought of the political parties. Is the telling stat that 40% believe that none of the parties have moved on from the past, and is this why there is so many don't knows and won't votes?

Here are some of the examples I got and put on twitter.

Will apathy win the #GE2015 ? YOUGOV % of DK & Won't votes 26% of Women 14% of Men by age 18-24 = 37% 25-39 = 25% 40-59 = 19% 60+ = 11%
— General Election (@UKELECTIONS2015) August 22, 2014

YOUGOV They seemed to have succeeded in moving on and leaving the past behind applies to NONE OF THEM 40% LAB 20% CON 20% LD 5% DK 15%
— General Election (@UKELECTIONS2015) August 22, 2014

YOUGOV Which party would you say looked old and tired? Applies mostly to CONSERVATIVES 34% LABOUR 27% LIBDEMS 17% NONE 8% DK 14%
— General Election (@UKELECTIONS2015) August 22, 2014

YOUGOV Don't agree with them but heart is in the right place applies mostly to LABOUR 30% TORIES 23% NONE 21% LIBDEMS 15% DK 11%
— General Election (@UKELECTIONS2015) August 22, 2014

YOUGOV The party seems to appeal to one section of society rather than the whole. applies to CON 51% LAB 23% LD 7% NONE 7% DK 12%
— General Election (@UKELECTIONS2015) August 22, 2014

http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/gvdufgez3p/YG-Archive-Pol-Sun-results-210814.pdf