Rejected petition Instigate electoral reform for General Elections by Proportional Representation.

The current "First Past The Post" system keeps the UK locked into a two party system. This is anti-democratic and is the reason many members of the public do not bother voting.

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http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/proportional-representation/

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/121810

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Date submitted 2 July 2016
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