Rejected petition Increase the criteria for a successful referendum to require a "clear majority".

Referendums can be deeply divisive, therefore defining the success criteria should exceed the 50+1 rule. I propose increasing the threshold to 60%+ to be classified as a "clear majority".

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An example of division created through the 50+1 rule would be the Scottish Independence referendum 2014 that split a country in half.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/171536

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Date submitted 13 March 2017
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