Submitted on Saturday 9th January 2021
Rejected on Wednesday 27th January 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Disallow abstention votes in Parliament. Use "Incapable of voting" instead.
Parliament should prohibit the use of abstention votes as these are being misused for party political purposes and not to help support constituents.
MPs should be required to either vote for or against. The only exception should be if an MP is too ill to cast a vote or use a proxy ("Incapable").
Abstention votes are being regularly used support the government while giving the impression that the MP or party is against the government. This is disingenuous and disenfranchising.
An abstention vote is always a vote for, never a vote against - particularly when one party has a working majority.
MPs are elected to represent their constituents. MPs are expected to hold, and stand up for, an opinion on an issue. Using an abstention vote is an abrogation of that responsibility.
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