Rejected petition Electoral reform: FPTP is archaic. Proportional representation is necessary

First past the post has elected a majority government (not for the first time) with just over a third of the vote. Regardless of your party preference it is plain to see that this is undemocratic in what is now a multi party country. FPTP only acts to preserve the status quo for two main parties

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The Liberal democrats, UKIP and the Green Party received ~24.4% of the vote in 2015. Yet between them hold 10/650 seats (aprox 1.5% of total seats in parliament).

On the other hand the main two parties received ~2/3 of the votes for a 85% share of the seats.

Regardless of your ideological views, you must agree that this parliament is non representative of the electorate in this country and allows the Labour Party and The Conservatives to govern in unchallenged majority governments.

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Date submitted 24 July 2015
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