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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We welcome Andy Burnham's announcement of a National Commission on Electoral Reform. Last year we published a proposed Terms of Reference 👇 Our voting system needs an upgrade. It's time for a national conversation about what comes next.

fairelections.org.uk

National Commission on Electoral Reform: Terms of Reference

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join @the-citizens.bsky.social, in partnership with Doc Society, for an event in Liverpool on the sidelines of the Labour Party conference marking 10 years since the Cambridge Analytica data scandal 👇

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

During yesterday's debate on the Representation of the People Bill, our Vice-Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social laid out our three priorities to fix our democracy: ✅ Stop the harmful influence of dark and big money ✅ Tackle disinformation ✅ Implement a fair voting system in which all votes matter

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

We agree that changing the voting system requires a national conversation - one involving the public. That's why we're calling on Andy Burnham to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform - to design a better, proportional voting system that's fit for modern Britain.

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

💥💥💥"The government's priority is a politics that works for all people in all places - not some people in some places. The Prime Minister remains committed to electoral reform." Great to hear this from Democracy Minister Florence Eshalomi 💯 But now it's time for action 👇🧵

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚨A system that allows one party to take full power on a small fraction of the vote is also one that's easier to manipulate. The consequences could be incredibly dangerous. 💬 @alexsobel.co.uk on why reforming the voting system and curbing the influence of big money go hand in hand:

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today is the third reading of the Representation of the People Bill. The biggest amendment to the bill - signed by over 170 MPs from across the House - calls for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. Our voting system needs an urgent review. We hope the government listens.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📢 The Representation of the People Bill is back in Parliament next week. 📝 By far the most-backed amendment is the one calling for a review of the UK's voting system, tabled by @alexsobel.co.uk. 📻 @mike-reader.bsky.social made the case for it this morning 👇

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“Burnham, a longtime advocate of electoral reform, will be asked to support the new commission into ditching First Past the Post in his first 100 days as Prime Minister." 🗯️ “Andy remains strongly committed to electoral reform" @andyburnham.bsky.social #ProportionalRepresentation #Democracy

theguardian.com

Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days

Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election

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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Safeguarding the Constitution: Key Steps to Strengthen UK Democratic Resilience Our latest report, by @lisajames.bsky.social, Meg Russell and @alanrenwick.bsky.social, sets out concrete reforms in a number of areas to safeguard the constitution and protect the integrity of democracy. Read it 👇

ucl.ac.uk

New Constitution Unit report makes recommendations to safeguard UK democracy

A new Constitution Unit report, Safeguarding the Constitution: Key Steps to Strengthen UK Democratic Resilience, by Lisa James, Meg Russell and Alan Renwick, focuses on protecting the constitution.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The Constitution Unit has a new report with 21 recommendations for safeguarding UK democracy, including: 🔍 How a review of the electoral system should work 💰 A donations cap for political parties 🤖 Tackling misinformation and AI deepfakes at elections www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

ucl.ac.uk

New Constitution Unit report makes recommendations to safeguard UK democracy

A new Constitution Unit report, Safeguarding the Constitution: Key Steps to Strengthen UK Democratic Resilience, by Lisa James, Meg Russell and Alan Renwick, focuses on protecting the constitution.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

💬 "This is the most supported amendment in this Parliament by a distance." @alexsobel.co.uk spoke to @hansardsociety.bsky.social podcast about ways to strengthen the Representation of the People Bill, including his amendment on electoral reform. 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0Alv...

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

💥 Philip Rycroft - author of the Rycroft Review into countering foreign financial interference - argued for electoral reform at @conunitucl.bsky.social: "We as a country need to think very seriously about this because there’s an awful lot of folk... whose vote leads to no effective representation."

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

❗️More than 140 MPs now back @alexsobel.co.uk's amendment for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. 📢 Yesterday in Parliament, MPs made the case for it during a debate about the future of the UK's voting system. 👉 Full list of signatories: bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080/s...

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

💥 More than 140 MPs back @alexsobel.co.uk's amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. The new Prime Minister will have no time to waste. Our democracy is broken - it's time to design and adopt a system that's fit for the modern era.

leftfootforward.org

Over 80 Labour MPs sign electoral reform amendment

The demands for electoral reform are growing, with more than 80 Labour MPs, 20 per cent of the Parliamentary Labour Party, now signing an amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Refor...

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🚀 134 MPs have now signed @alexsobel.co.uk's NC31 amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform 📊 The amendment is now backed by more than one in five MPs And by MPs from 7 parties It’s time to address the broken First Past the Post voting system Full list of signatories 👇

bills.parliament.uk

Amendment NC31 to Representation of the People Bill to Representation of the People Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament

Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

"We're having situations where parties are winning seats on 25% of the votes." As the failures of our voting system are becoming more clear than ever, the case for Proportional Representation is attracting more and more media attention. Here's @patrick-pme.bsky.social on Radio 4 👇

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

💥 113 MPs have now signed the amendment tabled by @alexsobel.co.uk calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform ⚠️ First Past the Post is broken. Ask your MP to sign amendment NC31 of the Representation of the People Bill

bills.parliament.uk

Amendment NC31 to Representation of the People Bill to Representation of the People Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament

Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🧵 Our May 7th elections analysis was published today. The findings are stark: - 41.4% of wards were won by by less than 5% - 398 wards were decided by less than 1% - 9 wards were decided by a 1 vote Election ads will now be increasingly decisive. reformpoliticaladvertising.org/after-the-vo...

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A warning to all political parties from Sir John Curtice: “If your vote goes down and becomes more geographically spread, the system will murder you." This week we were in Parliament for @appgfairelections.bsky.social event about the local election results. Read our blog 👇

makevotesmatter.org.uk

Do the Local Elections Strengthen the case for Electoral Reform? APPG for Fair Elections event with Sir John Curtice - Make Votes Matter

By Emma Harrison, CEO of Make Votes Matter.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🔉Yesterday in Parliament, our Chair @alexsobel.co.uk spoke about our amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. 📝 We're pleased that 70 MPs have now signed it! 👉 Read more here: fairelections.org.uk/over-60-labo...

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

. @justinmadders.bsky.social MP (Labour) speaking at our recent event with the @appgfairelections.bsky.social Preventing Disinformation in UK Elections about the urgent need to get rules in place for election advertising. Listen to the whole event here. reformpoliticaladvertising.org/3556-2/

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Interesting event tonight on electoral reform in parliament with @appgfairelections.bsky.social with Sir John Curtis, Tim Bale and @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social. We've also analysis we are releasing next week that illustrates how perilous disinfo will be for democracy in our new five party system.

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Alex Sobel MP @alexsobel.co.uk · 18/05/2026

Local elections confirm it: we’re a five‑party system. Yet FPTP means seats don’t match votes and stability isn’t guaranteed. Govt’s restoring Supplementary Vote for mayors, so why keep FPTP for Westminster? The Representation of the People Bill is a start, but FPTP must go. #FairElections #PR #FPTP

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🗳️ The local election results show that the need to reform the voting system "has never been greater," says APPG member @wendychambld.bsky.social Business Questions to the Leader of the House this morning 👇

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

⚠️ "The winner-takes-all system means that a party can secure a huge majority of seats on a minority of votes. This poses a major democratic risk." 🔊 Our Vice-Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social during Business Questions to the Leader of the House this morning:

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

...We are likely to see a wave of councillors claiming victory on 20 per cent or less. “Is that representative? Does that give them a mandate? One in five, of people who actually bothered to turn out to vote? That’s a difficult sell in democracy.” www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

newstatesman.com

Is it finally time for proportional representation?

With England now a five-party system, first past the post feels less and less democratic

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

📣 Several members of the APPG are quoted in this article, which also talks about our work to secure a fair voting system. 💬 "The two things you want to see from an electoral system are that seats match votes, and that you can form stable governments. FPTP delivers neither," says @alexsobel.co.uk

newstatesman.com

Is it finally time for proportional representation?

With England now a five-party system, first past the post feels less and less democratic

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

📣 Getting the Representation of the People Bill Right: Preventing Disinformation in UK Elections 📣 Thank you to everyone who joined our event in Parliament last night! 💬 Featuring a cross-party panel of MPs alongside @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social and @fullfact.org.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

⚠️Sir John Curtice says Labour and the Conservatives can no longer rely on First Past the Post Asked by @danbloom1.bsky.social of @politico.com if Westminster's electoral system was tenable, Britain's leading polling expert said “Those who live by the sword can die by the sword” #ElectoralReform

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

📣 Website update 📣 We've moved to a new domain: 👉 fairelections.org.uk 👈 Check it out to read more about our recent activities and the latest developments on the issues we're working on.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

“Hannah White, chief executive of the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk, wrote: “If casting a vote starts to feel more like participating in a lottery than making a positive and principled decision, then voters are going to become ever more frustrated. This is dangerous.”” @drhannahwhite.bsky.social

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

🗳️ We welcome the recommendations of the Rycroft Review into countering foreign interference in our politics. 💷 But more needs to be done to stop the undemocratic influence of big money, not just from abroad. 💬 APPG member @shockatadam.bsky.social:

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

🚨"This Bill... does not stand up to the moment of crisis and the moment of peril that our democracy faces." 📣 On the Representation of the People Bill Committee, our Vice-Chair @lisasmartmp.bsky.social raised the need for a National Commission on Electoral Reform:

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Great to be on the James O'Brien show just now talking about how we are working with @fullfact.org and @appgfairelections.bsky.social to get rules for transparency and factual accuracy included in the Representation the People Bill. We'll post the recording later.

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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."

ft.com

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 · 06/03/2026

📑 In his speech about the Representation of the People Bill, @ollyglover.bsky.social quoted an open letter from 50+ academics, warning about the dangers of FPTP. ➡️ Read it here: www.politicshome.com/news/article...

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

📣 "We no longer live in a two-party system, and if we continue to have an electoral system that doesn't acknowledge that fact, we will have, as Professor @robfordmancs.bsky.social says, elections that lead to even more chaotic and unpredictable results." 👇 @chriscurtis94.bsky.social

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

💬 Sarah Olney MP reminded the House that MPs had voted for her Proportional Representation Bill in December 2024. ❌ Inside and outside of Parliament, there is a growing acknowledgment that our voting system is not fit for purpose. ⏰ It's time to consider the alternatives.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

❗️"It's increasingly common for people to question whether their vote is meaningful in any sense at all." 📣 @patrickhurley.bsky.social speaking in the Representation of the People Bill debate:

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🚨 "The government's refusal to look at Proportional Representation is dangerously short-sighted." 💬 Brendan O’Hara MP speaks during this week's Representation of the People Bill debate 👇 ❗️Increasing political fragmentation means the case for electoral reform is now stronger than ever.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"Numerous MPs across parties called for a move to PR, or at least a National Commission on Electoral Reform, arguing FPTP is unfit for a multi-party political landscape. @appgfairelections.bsky.social and Make Votes Matter are among those planning to keep up the fight." @josiahmortimer.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com

11 Loopholes in Labour’s Elections Bill which MPs are Pushing to Close

Labour MPs break ranks to demand ‘Representation of the People’ law is tightened up to tackle crypto donations, AI deepfakes and more

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🗳️"I think this Bill would have been a great opportunity to have a kind of commission... to make sure that people feel that their vote counts." 📣 @catsmithmp.bsky.social used her speech in the Representation of the People Bill debate to endorse our plan for a National Commission on Electoral Reform.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🚨 "Large groups of permanently unrepresented voters create fertile ground for anger and extremism." 🗯️ Powerful speech by @rozsavage.bsky.social about the dangers of sticking with FPTP in our current, fragmented and polarised reality. 👉 The Representation of the People Bill needs to address this.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

👀 Watch APPG member Simon Opher, Labour MP for Stroud, call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform to address Westminster’s flawed voting system

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🗳️ "We can do better than fighting elections on the basis of the best worst option." 👏 "I want to put on record my support for the work of the APPG for Fair Elections and to urge ministers to look at the call for some form of National Commission on Electoral Reform." @jamesnaish.bsky.social

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

⚖️ "It's the principled thing to do, to ensure every vote counts equally." 💬 Our Vice-Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social also used the Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill to call for electoral reform. 💯 Most of the public agree: our voting system urgently needs an update.

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