"Is it not time that we had a proper consideration in this House of changes to the voting system, so that the next election is not a disaster for democracy?" Great question by @maxwilkinson.bsky.social The Government must wake up and get to grips with First Past the Post before it’s too late.

#PR #Democracy #proportionalrepresentation The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it. I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

"The electoral system is at breaking point." - argued @alexsobel.co.uk, Chair of @appgfairelections.bsky.social, on @iaindale.bsky.social show. In our multi-party era, increasingly unrepresentative election results risk undermining trust in our very democracy. We need PR more than ever.

💥 Recently in the Guardian: “If, as seems likely, the results of the next general election are more unfair than ever before (...) then the case for proportional representation may finally become irresistible.” The faults of First Past the Post are becoming impossible to ignore. It's time for PR.

We need to move away from First Past the Post. 🗳️ #PR #ProportionalRepresentation #FairElections Full article: https://loom.ly/ojnMd-A

“If you had electoral reform... people could feel confident that, wherever they are, they could vote in a way that makes sense.” In a recent episode of @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses the problems with FPTP and alternatives to it. 🎧LISTEN open.spotify.com/episode/37ZJ...

📰 NEW BLOG by our CEO Emma Harrison 👇👇👇 "The disconnect between this 21st-century electorate and our 19th-century voting system has never been clearer. The multi-party era has already arrived. The only question now is whether our voting system will catch up."

💥 For a new report, @demos-uk.bsky.social interviewed 700+ teenagers. 72.8% agreed: democracy must be defended at all costs. But many weren't happy with the way it currently works. "Change the voting system" was proposed as one of the solutions. We agree. Read more: demos.co.uk/research/ins...

💥 In just 5 days, more than 12,000 people have signed our petition to the Democracy Minister. Can you help make it even bigger? The government's Elections Bill could be published any day. We need a fairer voting system to be part of it. Sign & share ✍️

Proportional Representation is an idea whose time has come. 60% of the public agrees. More MPs than ever agree. Supporters of all parties agree. Now let's make the government listen. Join us today: makevotesmatter.org.uk/join-the-mov...

60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose. The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it. I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy. But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system. We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this. Add your name and share ✍️

"First Past the Post doesn't represent the British people and doesn't give voice to their concerns." @eddavey.libdems.org.uk Inside and outside of Parliament, there's a growing cross-party consensus: our voting system is not working. It's time to scrap it. 🚮

"Proportional Representation [is] no longer the subject of an abstract discussion on the margins, but an urgent and compelling proposition supported across our party." Great piece in @renewaljournal.bsky.social by Labour MP @annadixonmp.bsky.social. Read in full: renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/

In Totnes next Friday @makevotesmatter.bsky.social westcountryvoices.co.uk/time-for-rea...

The Commons is now in recess until 11th November. Of the 344 divisions held so far this session, 169 would have changed result if seats matched votes. That is, ~49% of the time, opposition MPs represented *more* people but the government won anyway. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

We deserve better than governments that 2/3 of the public voted against, or MPs that 3/4 of their constituents didn't choose. We deserve better than to be ignored over and over again, because of where we live or who we support. We all deserve better than First Past the Post.

"It’s spooky season, and we know what’s really spooky. Being haunted by a government that two-thirds of people didn’t vote for - and the spectre of an even less popular one waiting to take its place. Millions of voices unheard, buried in a graveyard of wasted votes."

Why the climate needs PR - brilliantly explained in @makevotesmatter.bsky.social Livvy Gibbs' blog: makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2025/10...

It's Halloween and Westminster is looking spooky... 🎃💀 Here are some of the creatures haunting the House of Commons under First Past the Post:

"I wonder how many people are prepared to play by the system in the future, when you take into account that (...) 1 in 5 of the nation actually voted for the government." It was great to speak to Nigel Evans about why he changed his mind about electoral reform, and how FPTP undermines trust.

🧟‍♀️STOP THE POLITICAL HORROR SHOW!!!☠️ !!Equal Votes Now!! Anyone calling at this house can take a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social leaflet to find out more. Happy #Halloween 😂👻🎃👻🧟‍♀️☠️😱☠️🤣🤦 (*No AI involved)

"We have a five- or six-party-system trapped in the body of a two-party electoral system." @timbale.bsky.social explains why multi-party politics is here to stay 👇 Voters want real choice. We need a proportional voting system that makes it possible.

Well done to our activists and thank you for your support, @annadixonmp.bsky.social 🙌 “After decades of campaigning, it feels like PR is closer than ever”. We couldn't agree more 💪💪

Looking at polling results and predictions today, we really need a better voting system. Support @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and @electoralreform.bsky.social

❗️TONIGHT ❗️ Don't miss this event with former Conservative MP Nigel Evans 👇 Sign up to take part: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Great post by Livvy. Fixing the planet needs long-term thinking, and only with proportional voting systems do you get continuity instead of combat in our parliamentary systems. PR is an #Equality party policy.

Today is the International Day of Climate Action. 🌍 Protecting the climate and fixing our democracy have far more in common than it may seem. Young MVM coordinator Livvy explains why our voting system is a barrier to effective and popular environmental policies.👇

Vote tactically or Reform will win. Vote tactically or Plaid will win. Vote tactically or... We're hearing it in Caerphilly today. We've heard it a million times before. Under PR, we could just vote for whoever we support - and every vote would count. Sounds better, doesn't it?

And as a result, since the 2024 election, votes on legislation in the Commons have been heavily distorted 👇😲 bsky.app/profile/prop...

"In the 2024 election, 85% of seats were won on less than half the vote, up from 35% in 2019. Since 1945 just 19 seats have been won at general elections with less than 30% of the vote. Ten of those were in 2024." @samfr.bsky.social

Are you comfortable with a party supported by a small minority winning total power? It’s time for a politics that reflects the people. We demand: ❌No more First Past the Post elections. ✅A proportional system where seats match votes. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @labour4pr.bsky.social

Our democracy is in crisis. 6 in 10 people are now represented by an MP they did not vote for. We have a government that won a landslide on just a third of the vote. 🧵

Five parties on 15% or more. This is unprecedented in UK politics. What it shows: ✅ No single party can speak for the whole country. ✅ Voters want real choice - not the lesser evil. ✅ British society has moved on from the two-party era. Now our voting system must follow.

First Past the Post was designed when our fastest method of communication was a bloke on a horse. I think we can do better now.

First Past The Post in all its ridiculous, unrepresentative glory! Join the campaign for fair votes: @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social @libdems4er.bsky.social @labour4pr.bsky.social @bestforbritain.org @compassoffice.bsky.social @openbritain.bsky.social

Does First Past the Post make all votes equal? No. But does it give voters a fair choice? Nope. So does it lead to popular governments? Absolutely not. Ok, but does it protect us from extremism? Also no. Does it at least guarantee stability? 😬😬😬 No.

WATCH @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social discuss the absurdity of our voting system. FPTP silences smaller parties while giving full power to the biggest one -even if it only wins 1/3 of the vote. Last time it was Labour, next it could be Reform. Whoever wins, the voter loses

For the first time ever, a majority of supporters of all parties support changing the voting system. This includes Conservative supporters. Join our call on the 27 of October to hear Nigel Evans talk about why FPTP no longer delivers for the British public: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I thought that this amazing analogy was worth sharing again: makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2025/7/... @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

"When we're working best as the Assembly, it's when we work together cross-party." At our event with the London Assembly yesterday, @carolinerussell.bsky.social shared her experience of working across political divides under a proportional system. Watch in full: www.youtube.com/live/BDnIo7W...

Our Young Make Votes Matter event with the London Assembly is starting now! Watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/BDnIo7W...

There are dozens of safe seats in the UK that have been held by the same party for 100+ years. There are millions of voters who've never had the representation they asked for. We can keep waiting. Or we can change our Victorian voting system. What do you prefer?

This has never been more important than now. I’m pretty sure I remember the Labour membership voted that PR should be policy, when will Keir take action?

Proportional Representation is the radical idea that a party that gets 30% of the vote should never have 100% of the power. In most stable democracies, this is already obvious. Why not here?

This is why we need electoral reform so we don't sleepwalk into authoritarianism

Under First Past the Post, an extreme, even anti-democratic party can take full power on a fraction of the vote - without the consent of the majority. In these troubled times, we shouldn't take our rights and freedoms for granted. That's another reason why we need Proportional Representation.

Could First Past the Post soon work against the very party that has long defended it? Join us and Nigel Evans to explore what electoral reform could mean for the future of the Conservatives, the centre-right and the health of British democracy. Sign up: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

"Time’s up for our voting system but who will be brave enough to change it?" - writes Emma Harrison, Chief Executive of @makevotesmatter.bsky.social. 🗞️ Read on Substack with a free trial. (It is free for existing B4B supporters). https://bit.ly/4o6eHzR

In 2029, more people will be eligible to vote than ever before. But it could also be the year in which more voices than ever are ignored. That is, unless we change the voting system so that everyone can be heard. Read Bertie's blog here: makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2025/10...