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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 21h

📺 Make Votes Matter in the news 📺 Our CEO @emmacampaigner.bsky.social appeared today on the BBC's Sunday Morning Live, alongside Sir John Curtice and Lord Robert Hayward. We deserve better than this broken voting system that leaves millions of people ignored. It's time for PR 💪

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Millions of people live in seats that have been represented by the same party since WW2. If Andy Burnham really wants to spread power evenly across the country, this must include changing the voting system so that no community is taken for granted. Our Manchester activist Abbie writes:

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Democracy in every postcode – Why devolution needs electoral reform

Our voting system needs reforming to make sure democracy does not suffer from the multitude of parties we have now

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MVM Warrington @mvmwarrington1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

All set to engage with the Public at the Wigan Diggers Festival. #Wigan #ProportionalRepresentation

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today MPs debated the Representation of the People Bill. Together with friends at @compassoffice.bsky.social and @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social, we brought 34 alarm clocks to Westminster to send them a loud message: it's time to wake up! ⏰ Our democracy is in crisis. We need fair votes now.

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MVM Warrington @mvmwarrington1.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tonight we are enjoying a "Pints for PR" Social Gathering. #ProportionalRepresentation

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Emma @emmacampaigner.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

When things are tough at work, I look at the amazing things our network does to reach across divides to talk about a fairer voting system for all and commit to working even harder for #PRNow

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

💬 "Putting power in every postcode means making sure that every vote counts equally, no matter where you live." Our Manchester activist Abbie responds to Andy Burnham 🔥 Our voting system means that some places get a lot more attention than others. Redistributing power means changing this.

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MVM North West Surrey @mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Lovely to see Aldershot MVM supporters meeting with Alex Baker MP today - great to hear of her support for PR and for @alexsobel.co.uk 's amendment to the Representation of the People's Bill. Let's keeping going to @makevotesmatter.bsky.social everywhere! @appgfairelections.bsky.social

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

✉️ Our message to Andy Burnham: be remembered as the Prime Minister who had the courage to transform UK politics for good. Replace our broken, chaotic voting system with a proportional one that works. Sign our open letter to the new PM👇 actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

✍️ SIGN OUR LETTER TO ANDY BURNHAM: WE NEED A FAIR VOTING SYSTEM! Together with @compassoffice.bsky.social & @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social, we've written to the incoming Prime Minister, calling for urgent action to fix our broken democracy. Add your name 👇 actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...

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Dear Andy Burnham: it's time for a fair voting system

Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our demo...

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MVM Warrington @mvmwarrington1.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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Dear Andy Burnham: it's time for a fair voting system

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MVM Warrington @mvmwarrington1.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We are alongside MVM Chester and Compass Cheshire near the Chester Festival of Ideas, making the case the the time for Proportional Representation has come. #ProportionalRepresentation

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MVM North West Surrey @mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

"there is nothing more unstoppable than an idea whose time has come, and PR's time has come" @andyburnham.bsky.social

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

"What principle could be more basic in a democracy than the principle that everybody's vote counts equally?" Today in Parliament, there was a debate about Britain's voting system. Here's just a few highlights. Thank you to all the MPs who spoke out for fair votes!

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MVM Warrington @mvmwarrington1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

It has been a productive couple of hours drawing the attention of the Chester public to the urgency of scrapping unfair First Past The Post elections. #ProportionalRepresentation

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

⏰ We're kicking off our Wake Up Westminster weekend of action! In communities up and down the country, our campaigners are telling politicians to wake up to the crisis facing our democracy. Electoral reform can't wait. The time to change the system is now.

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MVM North West Surrey @mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

@mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social supporters make the call to #WakeUpWesminster ! at Sean Henry's 'Catafalque (Lying Man)' sculpture in Woking. The UK has a dysfunctional 2-party voting system in a multi-party landscape. We need to @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social

Scribbled Zzzzzzz' riuse out of Sean Henry's 'Catafalque (Lying Man)' sculpture on the square near Victoria Way & the High Street, Woking.

18 MVM supporters gather around Sean Henry's 'Catafalque (Lying Man)' sculpture on the square near Victoria Way & the High Street, Woking. They're holding bnanners in support of MVM's 'Wake Up Westminster' campaing. It's a sunny day - blue sky and smiles!

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Make Votes Matter Reading @readingmvm.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Well done to MVM North West Surrey - looks splendid! #WakeUpWestminster

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MVM - Totnes & South Devon @mvm-totnes.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

We were in town this morning calling for electoral reform on a national day of action. #WakeUpWestminster

Banner hanging from a bridge which reads "Wake up Westminster - It's time for proportional Representation".

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

There has been a lot of stuff in the press about too many people parking near Formby Beach. My elderly Mum lives close to there and it was very challenging on BH Monday to get my car off the drive. There needs to be a common sense approach to parking in Formby. #Formby

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

“Wes Streeting is expected to throw his weight behind electoral reform... [he] has yet to set out his position on overhauling the voting system in the UK, but @theipaper.com understands he is supportive of changing the First Past the Post system” 🌹 #Labour4PR

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Leadership rivals back revolution in UK voting system

Both Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting are expected to support electoral reform

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

In this week's Warrington Guardian, I warn of the current Government's legitimacy, regardless of who ends of who ends up leading it. #ProportionalRepresentation deserveanequalvote.wordpress.com/2026/05/17/s...

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

💥 70 MPs have backed the amendment to fix our broken voting system. This is huge - but we need many more to have a real impact and get a step closer to winning Proportional Representation. Check if your MP has signed, and if not, email them using our tool 👇

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Ask your MP to back the amendment to fix our broken voting system.

Last month’s elections have shown just how broken our voting system is. 70 MPs have just supported an amendment demanding a total review of this system, and a change to proportional representation. B...

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🔥 Westminster's First Past the Post system is broken and unfair. 🌹 Today, 66 Labour MPs have signed an amendment, led by @alexsobel.co.uk, to mend it. 👇 Let’s make sure the “Representation or the People Bill” does what it says on the tin. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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More than 60 Labour MPs call for review of UK voting system

The MPs say the current first-past-the-post system for general elections is

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Thanks to Former Southport MP John Pugh for raising Electoral Reform on BBC Politics North West. Conservative panelist wrongly suggests the electoral system has no impact on bread and butter issues. How we elect our representatives affects all policy areas! #ProportionalRepresentation

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Here at Anfield to watch the final day of the WSL season. Whilst WSL is affordable, the Premier League is not! That's why we also support AFC Liverpool, the 2025/26 Macron Cup Champions! #WSL #NonLeague

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

deserveanequalvote.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/r... Last week's Council Elections in England produced some weird results across the country, and further evidence that First Past The Post does not reflect how we vote. #ProportionalRepresentation

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"It’s easy for politicians to blame the voters for choosing irresponsibly and letting this or that party in. But the reality is, people are tired of being treated as predictable voting blocs. They want a system that reflects the complexity of their views." MVM in @left-foot-forward.bsky.social 👇

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The big lesson from the local elections? We need proportional representation

The British public has moved on from the old way of doing politics. Now it’s time for our voting system to catch up.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Absolute chaos in Milton Keynes. The Lib Dems won the most seats - despite coming FOURTH in vote share. Do we need any more evidence that First Past the Post isn't working?

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I do have some sympathy with Canada's Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre over Carney's Liberals securing a House of Commons Majority, in part due defections. There is though a question to be asked of Poilievre- Does he support fair votes? #ProportionalRepresentation www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Carney says Canadians trust his plan after he wins Liberal majority

Victory for the PM's Liberal Party in three by-elections on Monday follows a wave of defections from opposition parties.

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

If you are in or close to Warrington this coming Monday (Easter Monday), I go head to head with the President of the Warrington Literary and Philosophical Society on the question of whether Britain needs electoral reform at 7.30pm. I will be making the argument that we do. #ElectoralReform

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Great day today, up there with the best days supporting @afcliverpool.bsky.social over the last 18 years. We beat Nelson 3-1 to progress to the Macron Cup (North West Counties League Challenge Cup) Final. ##nonleague

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I took a little trip down memory lane today to Aigburth in Liverpool where my Dad grew up, and enjoyed the best that L17 has to offer including Sefton Park and Otterspool Promenade. #Aigburth

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Today I am at Anfield watching Liverpool take on Spurs in the Premier League. The non-league club AFC Liverpool was founded in 2008 because for some people football is not affordable. That is why I have also supported AFC Liverpool over the last 18 years as well. #LivSpurs

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

💥 Professor Vernon Bogdanor writes for @financialtimes.com: "An electoral system should do two things: ensure that the majority rules and that significant minorities are adequately represented. First Past the Post achieves neither."

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It’s time to end Britain’s first-past-the-post election lottery

The Gorton and Denton by-election confirmed just how capricious our electoral system has become

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

🗯️ "At the next election, a minority party could win a majority of seats with just a fraction of the popular vote." 🗳️ APPG member @annadixonmp.bsky.social made the case in Parliament for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. Read more about our proposal: makevotesmatter.org.uk/national-com...

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MVM Warrington @mvmwarrington1.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Today we are spreading the word about a fairer voting system in Stockton Heath, Warrington. #PRnow

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This is Hannah Spencer MP speaking at our Manchester rally last summer ☀️ We're pleased to have another PR campaigner in Parliament - but it's still wrong that almost 6 in 10 voters in Gorton and Denton didn't get representation. Regardless of who wins, we keep campaigning for fair votes for all.

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MVM North West Surrey @mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

MVMNWSURREY supporters of electoral reform just had a Valentine's Day meeting with Esher & Walton MP Monica Harding. 🙏Thanks @monicaharding.bsky.social🙏for your support of #fairvotes so we can @makevotesmatter.bsky.social ❤️❤️😊!

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy #ValentinesDay! 💘 May your love be out of proportion. But not your election results.

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I want a fair vote
For me and for you

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

You wouldn't marry someone just because they're better than your most toxic ex (well, we hope not!). So why do we have a voting system that keeps forcing us to choose the least worst option? This #ValentinesDay, let's demand a system that allows us all to vote with our 💘

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Make Votes Matter in South West London @swlmvm.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

‘Representation of the People Bill’ without proportional representation is a joke. And not a funny one 😤 We need the National Commission on electoral reform included in the bill. 🚨Please sign petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...

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The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post

First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

🚨BREAKING: The new Representation of the People Bill is here. The Bill aims to "restore trust in our democracy" - but it doesn't even touch the voting system that leaves millions unrepresented. 60% of Brits want to scrap First Past the Post. Tell Starmer to include electoral reform in the Bill ⬇️

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The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Today I have been watching Liverpool Women FC in the WSL and LFC Men in the big Prem Game. The non-league club AFC Liverpool was founded in 2008 because for some people football is not affordable. That is why I have also supported AFC Liverpool over the last 18 years as well.

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Andy J Watson @andywatto.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I hear Gordon Brown is suggesting an anti-corruption commission. One thing that does come to mind is had we had Proportional Representation and Starmer had told a Coalition Partner he wanted to appoint Mandelson as UK Ambassador to Washington, what would someone like Sir Ed Davey say? #PRnow

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