Upgrade our democracy with a fairer and more representative voting system

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Replace the First-Past-the-Post voting system for Westminster. Repair the crisis of trust in Politics with a proportional system so all votes count equally.

The 2024 UK general election was the least representative in our history. 1 in 5 voted tactically, and 74% of votes were ‘wasted’.

Elections shouldn’t be a postcode lottery. Votes should count the same wherever you live.

We demand the government replaces the antiquated First Past the Post system with a version of Proportional Representation. This is the most common form of democracy in the world and yet Britain lags behind.

Tactical voting undermines true representation and shouldn't be necessary. Every voter should be able to vote ‘for’ good politicians and the policies they believe in, not just against bad parties.

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 this petition, which calls for a similar action:

Referendum on changing the Electoral System To Proportional Representation (PR)

Timeline

31 Oct 2024	Petition opened for signatures
8 Nov 2024	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Department Cabinet Office

Rejected 8 Nov 2024

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