Petition · past parliament

We need a system of Proportional Representation to heal our divided country.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

In May 2005, the Tories won a mandate to rule with 35% of the total votes counted and with 330 seats. UKIP had 12.6% of the votes and won only one seat. The SNP had 4.7% of the votes and won 56 seats. Clearly this is totally unfair. First Past the Post is a broken system and needs to be replaced.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
30 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jun 2016

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