Rejected petition Repeal Mark Drakeford's proportional representation... it’s designed to keep Labour in power

🔹 Section 6 of the Human Rights Act (HRA)
Makes it unlawful for any public authority (including the Welsh Government, local councils, electoral officers, etc.) to act in a way that is incompatible with a Convention right, including A3P1.

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ECHR article 3 protocol 1.
Section 6 HRA
The purpose of electoral reform is to secure fair and representative democracy — not to engineer ideological control — and using legislative powers for partisan aims frustrates constitutional principles of pluralism and equality of political opportunity.

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It did not collect enough signatures to be referred to the Petitions Committee.

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Date submitted 31 October 2025
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