Reform our voting system to make it fair and representative

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXddbRyullc

I am too young to vote in this election but when I can vote, I want it to count. I want to vote in 2020 without fear of 'letting the other side in' or 'wasting my vote'. 

If we want change by the next election, we must act now.

In the marginal constituency of North Cornwall, where I live, I am sick of being told that the candidate I support 'can't win here'. I don't want to vote for a party I disagree with to keep out a party that I disagree with even more. I want to vote for a party that I believe in.

In 2010, parties other than Labour and the Conservatives got 35% of the vote but only 13% of the seats.

That's not right.

The First Past the Post system is broken and needs to be replaced. Politics is no longer a choice between two candidates, we need a system that proportionally represents the wide range of views that are now on offer.

Please support this petition for a fairer and more proportional voting system. Together we can force the agenda on electoral reform.

If you are interested in supporting my campaign even more, please join this Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/votingreformteam/

Please also use the hashtag #MakeSeatsMatchVotes

Owen Winter MYP

Member of the UK Youth Parliament for North and East Cornwall