Petition · past parliament
Reduce the number of MPs in the House of Commons to 450 members
Closed
86 signatures
What the petition asks
There are currently 650 constituencies, each sending one MP to the House of Commons, corresponding to approximately one for every 100,000 people, or one for every 70,000 parliamentary electors.
Time to modernise the House of Commons given this new age of technology and communication.
Time to modernise the House of Commons given this new age of technology and communication.
The basic annual salary for an MP from 1 April 2018 is £77,379.
MPs also receive expenses to cover the costs of running an office, employing staff, having somewhere to live in London or their constituency, and travelling between Parliament and their constituency.
MPs also receive expenses to cover the costs of running an office, employing staff, having somewhere to live in London or their constituency, and travelling between Parliament and their constituency.
Timeline
| 12 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Sep 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
86
Status
Closed
Opened
12 Mar 2019
Closed
12 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.