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Petition · past parliament

Make voting compulsory for eligible U.K. residents.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

There a young people over the age of 18 that have never voted in any election, local or general. The turnout for elections of any type is poor at best. People have the right to vote, they should use the vote which was fought for.

Why it was rejected

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

Make it law that people have to vote, same as Australia

Timeline

16 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
22 May 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 May 2018

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