Petition · past parliament

Include 'None of the above' as a valid choice at end of UK voting ballot papers

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

As far as I am aware, in elections, the ballot papers offer a selection of candidates with various platforms, party affiliations, manifesto claims, etc. And they, currently, are the sole choices.

If none appeal, 'spoiled vote' is inadequate to assign to voters dissatisfied with the choices
The UK is being ill served by a system that creates limited options in party and/or individual as parliamentary representatives, and creates a mythical mandate to those who 'win' via ever reducing numbers in total. Despite this the 'result' is too often accorded a significance out of all proportion to the will of the majority of committed voters; by those invested within all Houses, and multitudes of hangers on outside, especially media. A true sense of representative vote value is needed.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for a similar action:

Implement "None of the above" on ballots in all United Kingdom elections #NOTAUK
Implement "None of the above" on ballots in all United Kingdom elections #NOTAUK

Timeline

7 Feb 2024 Petition opened for signatures
16 Feb 2024 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Feb 2024

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