Rejected petition Make voting in general elections compulsory

England would benefit from having Compulsory voting made legal, including an abstention vote, in this way England has an exact result, not an average, or iffy vote because people can't be bothered.

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Australia made compulsory voting in 1972, we should follow their lead.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/140002

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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