{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/753005.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":753005,"attributes":{"action":"Used Mixed-Member Proportional Representation for the general election.","background":"Mixed-Member Proportional (MMP) representation is a voting system that combines constituency MPs (and proportional representation (PR) to elect a legislature. It is used in various forms by many Europeon countries and gives each party the seats in paraliament very close to their voter share.","additional_details":"In the recent election, FPTP skewed results: Labour won 63% of seats with 34% of votes. A lot of parties had modest vote share but had nearly 0 MPs.\r\n\r\nIn MRP, you vote for a party list and a local MP. List seats match list vote share (22% vote → 22% seats), with a 3–5% threshold with expectations (Northen Ireland, Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties) MP seats use FPTP; if a party wins 60% of MPs with 40% of votes, other parties get compensatory (overhang) seats to align seat share with votes\r\n.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2025-12-01T18:24:25.397Z","updated_at":"2026-01-19T16:53:52.833Z","rejected_at":"2026-01-19T16:53:46.192Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-12-21T09:55:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign the following petitions, which call for similar action:\r\n\r\nGovernment to support the Elections (Proportional Representation) Bill\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/732593\r\n\r\nHold a referendum on replacing First Past the Post with proportional voting\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/734192"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}