This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition A scheme to encourage younger and more diverse MPs to represent the population.
How can parliament be in touch with the population they are meant to govern when the majority of those are on average aged 51, male and white?
Data as presented by parliament: <https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/tag/house-of-commons-trends//>
More details
The world has changed massively in the last decade alone, so we need new and more diverse MPs to tackle and deal with these new issues and changes.
Racism, sexism, and other outdated ideas are still present in parliament as shown through actions of MPs in cases such as: Florence Eshalomi and Abena Oppong-Asare dealing with racism, and Labour never having a female leader to name just a few issues.
As per usual, those that govern the society are those least connected with it, lets resolve it.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
We understand you're concerned about representation of diverse groups in politics and in Parliament, but we're not sure exactly what action you want the Government or Parliament to take in response.
You could start a new petition calling for the Government to fund a campaign encouraging young people or people from traditionally under-represented backgrounds to run for Parliament, if that's something you'd like to see happen.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.