Rejected petition: Hold a referendum to change from first past the post to preferential voting
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the current system can allow parties to win large majorities without receiving majority public support, leaving voters feeling unrepresented. Preferential voting would reduce tactical voting and give people more freedom to support smaller parties and independents without “wasting” their vote.
Australia works on a preferential voting system and it is widely regarded as successful. The system promotes political moderation and stability, as candidates are encouraged to appeal to a wider range of voters in order to gain second and third preferences. Preferential voting systems are associated with higher voter satisfaction because they provide voters with greater choice and influence over election outcomes.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
We already have a petition on this subject open - you may wish to sign it:.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/761037
Also, Australia has two different preferential voting systems in current use and you have not specified which you consider to be the one that the UK might adopt.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.