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Petition · past parliament

Make voting a legal requirement

Closed 36 signatures

What the petition asks

In Australia most noteablly, but in other countries to, voting in all official elections (local and general elections) is a legal requirement. Punishable under court of law, usually with a hefty fine.
With many local councils registered a 35% or lower turn out rate, democracy is all but dead in this country (cited by BBC) I want to ensure that we get large turnouts for general elections, local elections and national referendums (eg EU). This will have the knock on effect of bring the power back to the public of the UK and reinstating a true reflection of what the nation wants as its governments

Timeline

6 May 2016 Petition opened for signatures
6 Nov 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 36
Status Closed
Opened 6 May 2016
Closed 6 Nov 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.