Petition · past parliament
Change from First Past the Post to the D'Hondt system for UK general elections
Closed
68 signatures
What the petition asks
The system used for the current general elections is unproportional leaving the country with a government which the majority of its people did not vote for; changing to the D'Hondt system will ensure that every person has at least one representative in their region and make elections much fairer.
The system currently used leaves the country with an unfair and unjust result as seen in the 2015 elections where the conservatives gained 36.8 % of the vote but won a landslide victory with over 330 seats which is 50% of the seat available. Labour gained 30.5% of the vote but only got 232 seats. The largest gap can be seen between the SNP who got only 4.7% of the vote but 56 seats and UKIP who got 12.7% of the vote but gained only 1 seat. Its time to make a change and make your vote count.
Timeline
| 16 Dec 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
68
Status
Closed
Opened
16 Dec 2015
Closed
16 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.