Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Change the voting system to proportional representation (PR)
Closed
708 signatures
What the petition asks
We believe changing the voting system for all elections to PR will make elections fairer, as the number of seats won per party will more directly represent votes cast.
We believe First Past The Post (the current voting system) is extremely unfair. A good voting system should have the total number of seats gained be directly reflected by the total votes won. FPTP fails in this. This means that the party winning the most votes nationally is not even guaranteed to win any seats. We believe this is very undemocratic and many feel that their votes are wasted. Proportional representation systems should mean votes actually show the support for a party.
Timeline
| 14 Jun 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Dec 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
708
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
14 Jun 2023
Closed
14 Dec 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.