I would suggest, given the data in the article, that young people don't vote because the outcome of an election really doesn't affect their lives. Let's face it - our two major parties aren't really philosophically different. While their roots are vastly different, their opinions on most major issues are pretty consistent (save for differences in funding levels). Ask yourself this - Had the Conservatives won the recent election, would things be fundamentally different today? Next year? In four years? My guess is no.
Contemporary elections simply do not affect the lives of the average 20-something. Conservative or Liberal, 20-somethings are still likely going to be in good health and still carrying large debt loads from education. Why should they care about politics when it doesn't affect them?
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