Sir, – It is time to make voting in elections compulsory. Many countries do; Australia had a turnout of 92 per cent at its last election.
By contrast, our last general election in 2020 had a turnout of just under 63 per cent, and the recent local and European elections had a shade over 50 per cent turnout.
The recent British general election saw the Labour Party win a huge number of seats, but voter turnout was about 60 per cent.
This is not democracy. We need to make voting compulsory.
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Those who disagree can turn up and spoil their ballot paper, if that is how they wish to register a protest. – Yours, etc,
GERARD CLARKE,
Dundrum,
Dublin 16.