Would a change in the voting system enhance our democracy?

Currently, in the UK we use the first past the post voting system. This system works by votes taking place in constituencies that elect a single MP each. Voters put a cross on a ballot paper next to their favoured candidate and the candidate with the most votes in the constituency wins. All other votes count for nothing.

The current voting system is the worst way to create a representative democracy. Not everyone's voices are heard and people believe that their vote counts for nothing and don't bother participating in general elections. Furthermore, this makes the voting system more inaccurate still as people who do have an opinion aren't voicing but they are unaware of how much impact their vote could make on this system, hence why this system doesn't represent the British people at all.

I believe changing the voting system would enhance our democracy massively. A form of direct democracy would make the people feel like they are being listened too, like they have a say and are actually involved in the politics of their country. A way of voting that doesn't involve untrustworthy politicians that try and get votes based on broken promises. For example, a referendum is a good form of direct democracy that asks the public their opinion on an issue giving a clear yes or no answer. This targets the people, gets them talking about the issue amongst themselves and forms excitement so people of all ages feel involved and opinions can be discussed. It saves the lies and broken promises and people would have a clear understanding on what is being discussed.

I also believe changing the voting system will also increase the interpretation of what politics actually is amongst the younger and some older generations. I believe this can only be done through a direct democracy as it gets people talking and people themselves are more involved and want to know what's going on in the political world, it would benefit so many more people.

Overall, changing the voting system would enhance democracy massively as votes count for nothing in the current system. For example, despite UKIP being the party with the third highest amount of votes in the 2015 general election they only gained one seat in one constituency which doesn't make much sense. People will feel like their votes counts with a different system as statistics show that only 66.1% of the public voted in the most recent election.