Petition · past parliament
Reform the UK Voting System - Adopt Proportional Representation
Closed
855 signatures
What the petition asks
We call for a new debate & Vote into replacing the current First Past The Post system with Proportional Representation. FPTP is out-dated & only benefits the larger, more established parties. It is unfit for the modern times. PR allows for the views of the country to be more accurately representated
We ask the government not to dismiss this petition as they have done before, as whilst there was a vote in 2011, with only a 42% turnout (& was described by political scientist Iain McLean as "bad-tempered & ill-informed public debate") ; We believe opinions and the political landscape has now changed, so before you reject this, Please do additional research this year and next, such as with YouGov, & social media and if opinions have changed, as we believe, hence this petition, hold a new vote!
Timeline
| 13 Sep 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Mar 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
855
Status
Closed
Opened
13 Sep 2017
Closed
13 Mar 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.