Petition · past parliament

Make voting in Referendums & General Elections compulsory for all adults

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The mess the UK is currently in is partially due to a third of the electorate not voting in the EU 2016 Referendum, and the last General Election. Compulsory voting would give us all an accurate account of the nations wishes and the "will of the people"
The Govt needs to impliment E-voting to really make this work

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

8 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
27 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Jun 2019

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