Submitted on Wednesday 27th March 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 9th April 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Abolish First-Past-The-Post voting system in UK Parliamentary Elections.
The First-Past-The-Post voting system is archaic, outmoded and an affront to Democracy. It allows MPs and Governments to be elected on the basis of the 'largest minority.' It prioritises the Race to Parliamentary Majority, and thus the Good of the Party, over the Good of the People.
The Brexit process has clearly demonstrated that FPTP provides for narrow, self-interests to disproportionately influence Parliamentary Decision-Making.
Perhaps its biggest failing is that it creates seats that are so 'safe' for one of the major parties that they could field a trained chimp; as long as it was sporting the right rosette, it would win.
Moving to Proportional Representation would help shift the focus from Party Majority back to representing the interests of Constituents.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/230356
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