High ‘yes’ turnout reflects low opinion of politics

People will not vote in such large numbers at the general election, because they do not trust the political parties to effect change. Voters can only do that themselves, in single-issue referenda, writes Shaun Connolly

DESPITE talk of a generational revolution unleashed by the marriage equality campaign, the new surge of ‘yes’ voters will be a no-show at the general election.

While it was heartening than 66,000 young people registered for the referendum, it is unlikely to be a substantive shift in political participation.