Petition · past parliament
Make voting compulsory
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Ask parliament to discuss making voting compulsory, similar to the Australian system, to ensure all persons & groups are represented fairly in future votes.
With compulsory voting, a supermajority could be required for issues such as referendums to ensure a true majority agree with the sentiment.
With compulsory voting, a supermajority could be required for issues such as referendums to ensure a true majority agree with the sentiment.
It took only 37% of the electorate and 27% of the UK population to initiate proceedings for the UK to leave the EU.
The consequences of such proceedings are far reaching, especially given that the vast majority of the UK electorate and population did not vote to leave the EU.
The consequences of such proceedings are far reaching, especially given that the vast majority of the UK electorate and population did not vote to leave the EU.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.