No vote, then you can't moan at result

Don't bother talking about politics if you didn't vote, I say.

THANK goodness the election is over.

It was the most immature and publicly painful struggle to endure in the lead-up to democracy staking a bet on the next three years that I have ever listened too.

Close to an alley cat fight at times if you ask me.

The sad thing is it appears some people didn't even bother getting off their backsides and exercising their democratic right to have a say on the day.

Only 77.04 per cent of the 91.7 per cent of the population registered to do so, did so.

While the numbers are up on the 2011 election when only 74.02 per cent voted, it's not good enough.

Voting is something I feel very strongly about thanks to my nan and a unionist father.

While the people have spoken, it appears, like everything else in life, not everyone is happy with the result.

On Facebook, many friends have left messages voicing their disappointment at National romping in.

Scrolling through the comments, it soon transpired many of them didn't even bother getting off their chuffs do give their tick anyway.

Nothing boils my blood as much as a moaner who hasn't any reason to complain about something they could have changed.

Like new incoming candidate Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott said on the night, National now has a "clear mandate from the people they are on the right track".

They can even govern alone if they have to with 61 seats, pretty secure with only special votes to be counted.

I'm pretty sure Mana/Internet cost the Maori seats by rarking up people, especially the political activists, but honestly if so many wanted change as they voiced, then they should have voted.

Same goes for Labour supporters; change was within your grasp but you didn't want it bad enough to vote.

Don't bother talking about politics if you didn't vote, I say.

I'm happy because Kiwis have spoken.

Let's now wait and see what the next three years provides for us all.