Rejected petition Make voting compulsory by law in all referendums, general and local elections.

Under the current UK electoral system all governments govern at the wish of a minority of the total electorate. mandatory voting, as in Australia, would give more representative government of whatever hue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/252122

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Date submitted 23 July 2019
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