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Petition

Change the voting system to proportional representation.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like the voting system changing to proportional representation. The current system is set up to favour the elected government. And in no way represents the people of the United Kingdom.
Remove the current system of constituency voting, and elect a government based on total cast votes in the UK. Under the current system, certain areas are becoming unrecognisable, and as a citizen of the United Kingdom, I believe that votes cast across the entire kingdom should be represented as a "proportional".

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

Timeline

30 Nov 2024 Petition opened for signatures
16 Jan 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Jan 2025

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