Rejected petition Give Britain a referendum on proportional representation in general elections.

Despite MP's advice, 51% voted to leave and 49% to remain in the EU Referendum. How can the current or future governments effectively represent a population so divided if we use First Past the Post? Offer us Proportional Representation. The disconnect can only be healed by greater democracy.

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General Elections use FPtP and regularly leave us with governments that are endorsed by less than 30% of the electorate. The current government is only backed by 24% of voters. Is this democracy?
Turnout at General Elections is regularly around 60%. Referenda, which use PR, have far higher turnout (EU 72%, Scottish Independence 85%) because the electorate feel their vote counts.
FPtP is a corrupt system that no other European democracy uses. We are in the company of Yemen, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/142817

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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