Petitions/Referendum on changing the Electoral System To Proportional Representation (PR)
StatusClosed
Opened6 Nov 2024
Closes6 May 2025
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

We are petitioning for a National Referendum to decide whether the current electoral system should be RETAINED or REPLACED by a system where the number of MPs each party gets reflects the proportion of votes received nation-wide. Commonly known as “Proportional Representation” or “PR”.

A YouGov poll in January 2024 found that only 26% of people preferred the current FPTP system with 45% preferring PR so we think there is clearly a need for a re-evaluation of our electoral system. In the latest 2024 General Election the biggest gap on record has emerged between the share of the vote won nationally by parties and the number of seats they have. We believe most democratic way to decide this matter would be via a National Referendum on Electoral Reform.

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Government response

The Government has no plans to change the voting system for UK Parliamentary elections.

Constituency engagement ranking

Rupert Lowe
1Rupert Lowe MP
Great Yarmouth
138
Dame Nia Griffith
2Dame Nia Griffith MP
Llanelli
133
Sir John Hayes
3Sir John Hayes MP
South Holland and The Deepings
126
Richard Tice
4Richard Tice MP
Boston and Skegness
123
Victoria Atkins
5Victoria Atkins MP
Louth and Horncastle
121
Steff Aquarone
6Steff Aquarone MP
North Norfolk
116
Stephanie Peacock
7Stephanie Peacock MP
Barnsley South
114
Sir Mel Stride
8Sir Mel Stride MP
Central Devon
114
Natalie Fleet
9Natalie Fleet MP
Bolsover
113
Jerome Mayhew
10Jerome Mayhew MP
Broadland and Fakenham
113