PETITIONOpenPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Make voting compulsory in the UK
55% of the electorate did not vote in the last general election in the Blackpool South Constituency.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
74
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 74/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 74/100,000
Background
The reason this needs to be debated is that, as members of society we need to all take responsibility for the way this country is run. Apathy by the public just creates division and is not fair to the 45% of the electorate that did vote.