Petition Introduce a threshold of 60% for referendums to be successful

We believe that the UK Government should pass a law requiring, in all cases, a minimum of 60% or over of the vote for referendums to be successful.

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Referendums are used to hear the public’s voice on significant issues that affect them (such as Brexit) but too often these issues have been decided by a simple majority (the 50+1 system). With a slim majority (of just 2%) being seen in the recent ‘Brexit referendum’, in 2016, surely a larger majority would remove any ambiguity - especially important over such a divisive issue.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 5 July 2023
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