28-04-2024, 11:35 AM
I think it's risky to hold a winter election. Yes, people still go to work obviously, but how many would want to make the extra effort to go and visit a polling station on a dark, cold, wet/icy/snowy morning or evening rather than just go home where it's warm and watch the TV etc? Granted, people interested in politics and/or who feel their civic duty probably would, but the less interested voters, many of whom may be swing voters, might decide not to make the effort.