Progress requires Strong Polling Day Turnout - Marion Smith
UUP Assembly candidate for North Down, Cllr Marion Smith, has made an impassioned plea for people to turn out on polling day on Wednesday 7th March.
Only by doing so, and voting for those candidates who are willing to make every effort to get the local political process up and running, can real practical progress be made on the range of issues affecting the Province, she said.
Ms Smith said that there had been a definite appetite for progress during her door-to-door canvassing.
“I am getting the clear impression that many people are increasingly frustrated that for so long we have had what they see as a completely non-functional Assembly. People in North Down want to see local politicians doing their real job of sorting out the range of problems which we face in Northern Ireland,” she said.
“Some are also confused by the ambiguity about the future emerging from some quarters. They do not see how we can make progress if the new Assembly is dominated by the DUP and Sinn Fein.
“I personally see little point in having a new Assembly if it is not prepared to take real responsibility for areas such as education, health, business promotion, the economy, the environment, planning and local rates.
“There will doubtless be difficult decisions to take but we really do need to start taking responsibility for our own affairs. People who want to see progress must get out and vote on the day.”