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How many votes did Labour get in 2024?

On election night in 2024, the headlines celebrated a Labour landslide. Crowds cheered, pundits predicted a bold new direction, and the idea of a strong majority government dominated the conversation. But as the confetti settled,...

Posted 25 Sep 2025

Labour won a commanding majority, even though two-thirds did not vote for the party

MPs suggest National Commission on Electoral Reform

In our increasingly fragmented and volatile political environment, the case for electoral reform becomes clearer every day. And as the political landscape changes, so too will the route to our objective of a fairly elected...

Posted 11 Sep 2025

National Commission on Electoral Reform terms of reference

Norway’s election shows how multi-party politics doesn’t have to mean random results

Norway went to the polls on 8 September for their general election. The Scandinavian country has now used proportional representation for over 100 years and the outcome of the election is a prime example of...

Posted 10 Sep 2025

Proportional Representation means voters get what they ask for

Every vote counts in the Tasmanian election

This article is a guest post by Ralph Hall, previously Coordinator of the National Coalition for Proportional Representation, who has also held a range of other electoral system roles in both the UK and New...

Posted 17 Jul 2025

In saturdays election Tasmanian voters will have the beenfit of using the single transgerable vote

We called, they listened: Government confirms historic democratic reforms

In a statement to parliament today, the democracy minister set out the changes the government plans to make in the forthcoming elections bill. Last week we set out what we hoped to see in the...

Posted 17 Jul 2025

we are going to see some hugely positive steps towards improving our democracy

Government decision to restore Supplementary Vote system elections is a big win for voters

Today we can celebrate a big win in the fight for a fairer democracy. The government has announced in its English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill that it will be scrapping First Past the Post...

Posted 10 Jul 2025

Fairer results and real representation: 25 years of PR on the London Assembly

Today marks 25 years since the London Assembly was formally launched. This means, a quarter of a century ago, the people of London gained a new voice – and an ability to elect their new...

Posted 03 Jul 2025

The government are introducing a new bill to reform elections – here’s what we want to see

One year on from the General Election and we are eagerly awaiting the government’s Elections Bill, expected to be tabled in the next session of this parliament. The bill is likely to contain measures, promised...

Posted 03 Jul 2025

One year on from the General Election, the case for fair votes is stronger than ever

The fourth of July marks one year since the General Election of 2024. That election saw the most disproportional outcome in United Kingdom (UK) electoral history, with Labour winning a landslide House of Commons majority...

Posted 03 Jul 2025

Support for proportional representation hits record high according to new research

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has, this week, published the latest findings from their British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey. The survey has been conducted almost every year since its launch in 1983 and...

Posted 25 Jun 2025