&gt; My other objection is that Boaty McBoatface, somehow represents the will of the people. No it doesn&#x27;t. It represent the will of people who bothered to vote on an issue most people likely don&#x27;t give a dam about. If a choice was demanded of the whole population then Boaty McBoatface would never have won.<p>This can be said about the election in pretty much all western societies. There have been several occasions where I myself have not voted in the UK elections. Does it make those elections any less valid? Same can be said for the US as well, where even those who voted found that majority rule didn&#x27;t matter in the end [<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;United_States_presidential_election,_2000" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;United_States_presidential_ele...</a>]<p>Maybe we should follow the Australian way where people are forced to vote or face a $100AU fine. But then democracy right, it should give you the right to not vote.