Campaigns

Why Reform?

We believe that fairness, accountability and a real choice for voters should not be compromised. And that's precisely why we're campaigning to change the way we elect our politicians. 


Our campaign takes aim at the growing democratic deficit in the House of Commons, and the winner takes all 'First-Past-the-Post' elections that underpin it.  This 19th Century political system continues to deny millions of voters a say in our politics, producing unrepresentative governments and unaccountable politicians. It stands in the way of  21st Century politics.

Voters have moved on a bit since Queen Victoria sat on the throne, but our politics haven't.

We are campaigning for a modern democracy. We want:

Strong Voters We want to increase the power of the public in elections by giving everyone a vote that really counts, and choice and competition on polling day.

Accountable Politicians. Voters need a real link with their representatives, and the chance to hold them to account.

Popular Government We want our government elected and supported by the majority of voters, and not the few.

Mature politics We need a politics where debate and cooperation takes the place of confrontation and fake theatre.

We take our message on fair votes and effective representation to politicians of all parties and to you, the voter. Explore this section and find out more about the issues behind our campaign for fair votes, in Westminster and beyond.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Downloads


The Facts and the Fiction on PR

PR Myths

The Facts and the Fiction on PR

Download The Facts and the Fiction on PR

External Links

  • Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform
    (LCER) is a network of Labour Party members and supporters who campaign within the party for the introduction of fairer voting systems and to move democracy up the party's agenda.
  • All-Party Group on Electoral Reform
    Fosters discussion on, and promote the cause of, electoral reform so that election results broadly reflect the votes cast during the elections of the United Kingdom.
  • Conservative Action for Electoral Reform (CAER)
    CAER was founded in 1974, after an election in which the Conservatives won more votes than Labour but fewer seats, many Conservatives came to appreciate the unfairness of the present first-past-the-post system and the need for electoral reform.