Submitted by Toni Rapley on Sunday 24th November 2024
Published on Tuesday 25th February 2025
Current status: Open
Open until: Monday 25th August 2025
Current Signatures: 26
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Reform the General Election System to Allow Direct Voting for Political Parties
We call on the UK Government to introduce legislation to reform the electoral system so that citizens vote directly for a political party to lead the country, rather than for individual candidates in constituencies.
Under this system, each voter would cast a single vote for their preferred political party, and parliamentary seats would be allocated based on the overall share of the national vote.
We believe this reform would:
• Ensure every vote counts equally, better reflecting the will of the people.
• Make elections clearer and fairer by focusing on party leadership and policies rather than local constituency boundaries.
We urge the Government to consider and implement this change to improve democratic representation in the UK.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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