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Active local group working for a fairer electoral system.
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9 days ago
⭐️ On Day 8 of 12 Days of Democracy, The Molotovs singer Issey Carts reveals another reason to demand a more democratic voting system. "So many perspectives don't get a hearing in Westminster. There's more to politics than binary choices and people are increasingly realising that."
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Make Votes Matter
10 days ago
"Some seats around the country haven't changed hands in over 100 years." On Day 7 of 12 Days of Democracy, councillor
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reveals one of his reasons to support the campaign for Proportional Representation. ...and what are your reasons? ✨
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Make Votes Matter
16 days ago
🎁 Today is Day 1 of 12 Days of Democracy 🎁 Every day, we will be opening a present and revealing one good reason to support a fairer voting system. Let's see what we've got today - and stay tuned for more!
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Make Votes Matter
12 days ago
Today, the All-Party Parliamentary Group
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held its Annual General Meeting. The APPG now brings together 158 MPs and peers, making it the largest in Parliament! With the Elections Bill coming soon, 2026 will be a crucial year for the campaign for fair votes.
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12 days ago
Today in Parliament
@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social
shared his experience of visiting high schools in his constituency. One of the most common questions he gets is about changing the voting system. The Elections Bill will be an opportunity to listen to these young people and make their votes count
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Make Votes Matter
15 days ago
🎄 It's day 2 of our 12 Days of Democracy 🎄 Every day, we open a present and reveal one reason to support a fairer voting system. Today is
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Raising the flag (well, banner actually) outside Reading station. We had competition from Christmas shopping, but managed to give out some leaflets before retreating to The Pantry for a catch-up and chinwag.
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Electoral Reform Society
about 1 month ago
The risky choice is sticking with First Past the Post at Westminster
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Labour must accept that the two-party age is over and embrace PR | Letters
Letters: Backing proportional representation would be in Labour’s interests, writes John Culley, while Austen Lynch says the greater risk is continuing with the current system
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Make Votes Matter
about 1 month ago
“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
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Make Votes Matter
about 1 month ago
💥 For a new report,
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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...
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Make Votes Matter
about 2 months ago
💥 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 ✍️
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Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics. It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion. The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-to-democracy-minister?source=direct_link&
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Make Votes Matter
about 2 months ago
"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
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by Labour MP
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. Read in full:
renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/
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Lynn Beasley
about 2 months ago
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...
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Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics. It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion. The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-to-democracy-minister
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Make Votes Matter
about 2 months ago
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...
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Graham Simpson
2 months ago
A massive Reform majority despite 73% of voters not voting for them. Is there, anyone, anyone left who thinks our electoral system is fit for purpose? Please none of the usual responses, like Reform won’t be so popular at the next GE or that we can rely on tactical voting. We need fair votes!
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2 months ago
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 💪💪
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Shipley MP visits Proportional Representation campaign street stall in Saltaire
On Saturday, October 25, Anna Dixon MP (Shipley, Labour) visited a street stall held in Saltaire – the Victorian model village and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Shipley council ward and pa...
https://www.burnleyexpress.net/community/shipley-mp-visits-proportional-representation-campaign-street-stall-in-saltaire-5378012
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Make Votes Matter
2 months ago
"We have a five- or six-party-system trapped in the body of a two-party electoral system."
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explains why multi-party politics is here to stay 👇 Voters want real choice. We need a proportional voting system that makes it possible.
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Get PR Done!
2 months ago
60% of voters now support electoral reform, according this year’s British Attitudes Survey, the highest level of support since records began. Just 36% of people believe we should keep the current system.
#ProportionalRepresentation
#getPRdone
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Make Votes Matter
2 months ago
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...
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Left Foot Forward
3 months ago
The Electoral Reform Society warns First Past the Post could hand Reform UK power on just 27% of the vote
leftfootforward.org/2025/10/firs...
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First Past the Post could catapult Reform UK into government, Electoral Reform Society warns
Reform could come close to winning a majority on as little as 27% of the national vote share
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/10/first-past-the-post-could-catapult-reform-uk-into-government/
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3 months ago
Please support your local group of
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- most people do not know that FPTP puts as as outliers in Europe, and what PR is!
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Get PR Done!
3 months ago
#OnThisDay
5 years ago, on the 17 th September 2020, Get PR Done released this meme.
#getPRDone
#Labour4PR
#ProportionalRepresentation
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Make Votes Matter
4 months ago
Over the past 10 years, the UK has had: - 6 Prime Ministers - 8 Chancellors of the Exchequer - 9 Foreign Secretaries - 10 Home Secretaries Tell us again how First Past the Post leads to stable and effective governments.
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Make Votes Matter
4 months ago
British politics isn't so chaotic despite our voting system - but, at least in part, *because of it*. International evidence shows that proportional systems can help promote stability and long-term decision-making. Read our report to learn more 👇
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Strong and Stable: the most politically stable democracies use PR - Make Votes Matter
"Whichever way you cut it, it is impossible to see how there is a causal link between fairer election results and higher levels of political instability.” Make Votes Matter’s report, a comprehensive a...
https://makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2024/3/13/strong-and-stable-the-most-politically-stable-democracies-use-pr/
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APPG for Fair Elections
4 months ago
"With a record 60% of the public in favour of changing how we elect Parliament, Labour must take action. Our APPG – the largest all-party group – urges the Government to establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform without delay." 📢 APPG for Fair Elections Chair,
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Electoral reform is urgent – or an extreme party could win a majority in Parliament
The APPG for Fair Elections first called on the government to establish a ‘National Commission on Electoral Reform’ last November, in the wake of t...
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/electoral-system-pushing-country-onto-rocks-agree-safer-course
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APPG for Fair Elections
4 months ago
📜 We're pleased to publish a Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform ⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward 🧵 1/3
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National Commission on Electoral Reform: Terms of Reference
APPG for Fair Elections
https://www.fairelections.uk/national-commission/
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Make Votes Matter
4 months ago
💥
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
has just been announced as the new leader of
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. Zack is an outspoken supporter of Proportional Representation and long-standing friend of our campaign. We’re looking forward to continuing to work together!
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All-day stall at Reading Pride yesterday: lots of interest, 92 sign-ups, and we were opposite the wonderful Thames Valley Gay Chorus so lots of great music too.
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John Martin🇪🇺🔶 #FBPPR 👩❤️👨+👫🐶 Rtd🚒 #GetPRDone
4 months ago
Without Proportional Representation millions of us are without a voice. In fact the way the polling is going - MOST of us are without a voice. Why should we pay taxes if we have no say in how they are spent? Is it time to say “No taxation without representation?”
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Make Votes Matter
5 months ago
"First Past the Post has encouraged a focus on ‘Mondeo man’ – the idea that there’s a small number of constituencies needed to be won. That’s a reductive mentality. Politics has to be about everyone, everywhere." Well put,
@andyburnham.bsky.social
.💯 No constituency or voter should be left behind.
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Andy Burnham: These Dangerous, Alienating Times Call for Radical Change of Our Politics
From imposter syndrome and proportional representation, to fixing the fundamentals and the 'incestuous' Westminster media-political class – Labour’s Greater Manchester Mayor believes the right can be ...
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/07/19/andy-burnham-these-dangerous-alienating-times-call-for-radical-change-of-our-politics/
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Proportional Commons
5 months ago
The Commons is now in summer recess until September 1st. Of the 271 divisions held so far this session, 128 would have changed result if seats matched votes. That is, ~47% of the time, opposition MPs represented more voters, but the government won anyway.
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Graham Simpson
5 months ago
If you want a fair electoral system so that every vote counts, please get involved. There are many organisations you can support:
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
@labour4pr.bsky.social
@libdems4er.bsky.social
@bestforbritain.org
@openbritain.bsky.social
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Ren Zelen
5 months ago
“16-year-old voters? Young voters will now get to experience the disappointing reality of First-Past-The-Post elections. They’ll know what its like to choose between wasting their vote or abandoning their principles to vote tactically. Welcome to Britain’s broken political duopoly!”
#OpenBritain
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Bylines Network
5 months ago
Recent announcements on electoral reform are important, and show that Labour is serious about electoral reform. But will they grasp the big change the party conference voted for in 2022? If not, can they win in 2029?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Is Labour finally ready for real electoral reform ?
Government is planning electoral reform: proportional elections for mayors, lowering the voting age to 16, what next?
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/is-labour-finally-ready-for-real-electoral-reform/
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Make Votes Matter
5 months ago
Today the government announced its strategy to reform elections. It's right to identify lack of trust in politics and our institutions as an urgent problem. But this won't be fixed without addressing our democracy's weakest link: the First Past the Post voting system.
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Make Votes Matter
5 months ago
Under First Past the Post, more people being able to vote means more people whose votes are ignored. For elections to really feel empowering, we need Proportional Representation.
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APPG for Fair Elections
5 months ago
“Many of the Government’s proposals are welcome, but frankly they seem like tinkering round the edges of a grossly unfair voting system. To truly restore trust in our democracy, we need everyone's vote to count equally.” 💬 APPG Vice Chair
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APPG for Fair Elections
5 months ago
“There's much to welcome in the Govt’s proposals, including the reduction of the voting age to 16. But there's a danger that young people’s enthusiasm for our democracy will be dampened because our First Past the Post excludes so many of their voices from our politics.” 💬
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APPG for Fair Elections
5 months ago
⚠️ "Recent polls have shown that the leading party, currently, would win a majority of seats at the next election on less than 30% of the vote" 📢 Chris Law MP calls for the Government to replace First Past the Post with Proportional Representation
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️
5 months ago
"I do want to echo some of the comments around Proportional Representation... will the Minister keep an open mind, look at other strong democracies around the world, and see how they've been able to use PR to strengthen their democracy" 🌹
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#Labour4PR
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Graham Simpson
6 months ago
The old two party politics paradigm no longer exists. But we have an electoral system that only works with two big parties. We need electoral reform now!
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Make Votes Matter
6 months ago
If you agree, join our movement and let's end this unfair and outdated system for good.
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Join the movement - Make Votes Matter
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Make Votes Matter
6 months ago
Scrapping First Past the Post for Mayors is just the start. “By committing to changing this, the Government has taken a step in the right direction, but FPTP is just as flawed when it comes to general elections."
@alexsobel.co.uk
, Chair of
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We couldn't agree more 💯
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Government promises community control as ‘new dawn’ Bill introduced
The legislation includes measures to boost the power of mayors and deliver a ‘radical reset of local government’.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bill-angela-rayner-government-house-of-commons-english-b2786530.html
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6 months ago
"Proportional Representation underpins everything that young people care about... They're not represented in the halls of power by the people who are supposed to be voices for them." Young MVM Ambassador Livvy on why Gen Z is campaigning to fix our broken democracy 👇
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Make Votes Matter
6 months ago
WE DID IT!!! The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections. In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote. This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...
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Proportional Commons
6 months ago
Here's the proportional view of the Commons vote to switch to FPTP. As you see, it only passed because seats don't match votes... because of FPTP 🤷♀️👇 See ALT text for the FAQ:
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APPG for Fair Elections
6 months ago
“By committing to changing this, the Government has wisely taken a step in the right direction - but First Past the Post is just as flawed when it comes to general elections." 💬
@alexsobel.co.uk
on plans to scrap First Past the Post for mayor and police & crime commissioner elections
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Government promises community control as ‘new dawn’ Bill introduced
The legislation includes measures to boost the power of mayors and deliver a ‘radical reset of local government’.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bill-angela-rayner-government-house-of-commons-english-b2786530.html
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Electoral Reform Society
6 months ago
As part of a new bill, the government is planning to reintroduce the Supplementary Vote system for mayoral and PCC elections. This is a hugely welcome return, and a change we have been calling for – to put more choice back into the hands of voters.
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️
6 months ago
❤️ It's laudable that Labour wants to embed a Sure Start-type system so deeply that it can't be undone ⚠️ But First Past the Post means any party can win a majority on 30% of the vote 🎯 To truly embed popular, effective policies we need a fair voting system
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Labour vows to protect Sure Start-type system from any future Reform assault
Exclusive: Education secretary says scheme will be so deeply embedded that no rightwing party can unpick it
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/07/labour-protect-sure-start-type-system-future-reform-assault-bridget-phillipson
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