Petitions/Modernise UK elections with mandatory preferential, weekend voting
StatusClosed
Opened4 Nov 2025
Closes4 May 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We think the UK's electoral system is embarrassingly outdated. We're one of the few developed democracies still clinging to first-past-the-post

We propose a system of preferential voting in which people could rank candidates without "wasting" votes on tactical choices. We think mandatory voting (like Australia's ≈90% turnout) means politicians must appeal to everyone, not just those who show up. You could still spoil your ballot. In addition to this, we think weekend elections would stop forcing people to choose between democracy and work. We think it is time to modernise what we feel is a Victorian-era system.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Bell Ribeiro-Addy
1Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Clapham and Brixton Hill
3
Jack Abbott
2Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
2
Miatta Fahnbulleh
3Miatta Fahnbulleh MP
Peckham
2
Chris Elmore
4Chris Elmore MP
Bridgend
2
Marsha De Cordova
5Marsha De Cordova MP
Battersea
1
Liam Conlon
6Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
1
Preet Kaur Gill
7Preet Kaur Gill MP
Birmingham Edgbaston
1
Carla Denyer
8Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
1
Nigel Farage
9Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1
Natasha Irons
10Natasha Irons MP
Croydon East
1
Modernise UK elections with mandatory preferential, weekend voting — Petitions