This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Reform the voting system and abolish the First Past the Post system
Sign against the unjust democracy of the UK, allow people to have their voices in the General Election to be heard and reform the voting system to a fairer system. This disproportionate system of parties with numerous voters getting less seats is not working and is an unfair representation.
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The terribly advertised Alternative Vote referendum of 2011 is not enough. Parties like the Liberal Democrats are constantly harassed by the FPTP system, showing a clear failure in a fair democracy of our country. A fairer system such as the Additional member system, as used in Scotland, would greatly improve our countries’ elections and the say of the people. Parties with more votes would get more seats - It’s as simple as that.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Change the voting system to proportional representation (PR): https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/639390
Replace the election system from First Past the Post to Single Transferable Vote: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640810
If you would like the Government to replace first past the post with a specific voting system you could start a new petition requesting this.
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