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The Campaign for Compulsory Voting

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Everyone should vote. compulsoryvoting.org.uk

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The Campaign for Compulsory Voting @compulsoryvoting.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Our response to the publication of the government's elections strategy:

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The Campaign for Compulsory Voting @compulsoryvoting.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

4. The report warns that the UK now risks being trapped in a vicious cycle of democratic decay, in which the political and economic consequences of low and unequal turnout exacerbate the initial problem - creating the conditions in which right-wing populism can flourish.

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The Campaign for Compulsory Voting @compulsoryvoting.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

2. The report highlights the striking disparities in turnout that exist on the basis of class, race, age, and housing status, and argues that these have left the UK with an "unrepresentative electorate"

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The Campaign for Compulsory Voting @compulsoryvoting.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

1. The report highlights falling turning in UK general elections, which has now reached historic lows: As research from @ippr.org recently showed, real turnout at the last election was barely more than 50%.

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