Because voting in a general election is different to voting in a referendum. A lot of people see voting in general elections as futile, because as far as they

Because voting in a general election is different to voting in a referendum. A lot of people see voting in general elections as futile, because as far as they can see, all they get from any party is more of the same. Regardless of whether or not that viewpoint is correct, it doesn't apply to referendums. A referendum is about voting for a specific thing and getting it, or not. I think that if we have more referendums, people will start to realise the difference, and take part more.