Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Introduce compulsory voting in all referendums and Parliamentary elections.

In almost all parliamentary elections and in the recent EU referendum the result has been decided by a minority of the registered electorate. This move would prevent that happening and results would reflect the true wishes of the electorate.

This petition was rejected

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

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