Tomorrow we elect a new government and I have the frightening thought that we may not get the government that we choose.

Traditionally British elections are a two party race, so voting tactically means if you don't want one party to gain power then you vote for the other, even if you don't agree with either party's politics. You vote for the lesser of the two evils, giving rise to the saying that British governments aren't voted in it's just that the old ones are voted out. This year though opinion polls seem to show a close race between the three largest political parties: Labour, Conservative, and Liberal. Confusion has ensued. We don't know how to cope with tactics when three parties are involved.

There's the possibility of a hung, or balanced, parliament which has people worried that we'll end up with a indecisive government in which no main political party has power. If we get a hung parliament, then fair enough. If it doesn't work then they'll be a re-election. However, if we get one because of tactical voting then the result won't be representative of what people actually want, which is really just as bad as getting one party voted in because we didn't want the other one. It's not a choice we've made.

Then there's the fact that an awful lot of people are disillusioned when it comes to British politics and politicians. Thanks to the war in Iraq and the expenses scandal, to name but a few reasons why, or because they feel the system doesn't provide a choice. There are non-voters who hope that large numbers of people refusing to vote will show dissatisfaction with the political system and parties. The problem is that, unlike in some countries, our voting cards don't come with a tick box for registering a non-vote, or a vote for no political party, so how can we tell what's apathy, where people just can't be bothered, and what's a non-vote?

If you don't show up, if you don't put a cross in a box, if you don't vote, then you have no voice. How can it be a protest if no one knows about it?

For the first time ever we've had live, televised debates between the three main political party leaders. Speculation on the election has been all over the news. It's easy to find out what the main parties plan to do if they are elected, and if you don't like it there are other parties. They might be small, they may have no chance of getting into power, but they are there. Disillusionment with the main political parties can be expressed by voting for another party and if they don't get in, well, if you don’t vote at all then you're not voting anyone in either, are you?

So here's an idea: I'm going to vote for the party whose policies I'd most like to see put into action. I'd happily tell you what party that is, but for what I'm trying to say here it doesn't matter. Maybe they won't get into power, but I'll have registered my choice.

Please don't throw away the opportunity, a right that's been fought for throughout history, to have a say in how your country is run. America had an inspiring turn out for their last election. It scares me that we could do the opposite, that so many people are casually saying they're not going to vote.

Make a choice. If we get a hung parliament, so be it. If we get a majority and it's a party you or I personally don't want in power, so be it. If people complain that votes have been wasted on minor parties, so be it. Just vote.

It's our choice. It's our opportunity to choose. Please don't waste it.