For everyone in the Labour movement who has fought for electoral reform, Andy Burnham’s announcement during his Leader’s…

Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation

It is clear that a consensus is emerging around electoral reform that spans the Labour movement - and the momentum is becoming unstoppable.

Ministers offer cross-party talks on changing Westminster's voting system as bid for speedy reform stalls

Proposals seen by the prime minister’s advisers suggest a £10 fine for those who do not cast a ballot, with a ‘none of the above’ option to be included

More than a quarter of the House of Commons has signed an amendment calling for a national commission on electoral reform, in what backers are describing as an “open goal” for Andy Burnham, the likely...

First-past-the-post is failing. Representatives are being elected on 20 per cent of the vote and less. That is not a democratic mandate.

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

Brentford and Isleworth MP Ruth Cadbury calls for democratic renewal, backing a national commission to review the UK's fragmented electoral system.

Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’

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

The PM’s in-tray is overflowing. But he can’t afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

It’s fair to say that British democracy is in ill health. Labour has inherited rock bottom public trust in politics and a state wracked by austerity. We are working to show that government can deliver...

First past the post is fuelling distrust, fragmentation and instability. If Labour is serious about democratic renewal, it must lead the case for electoral reform now

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, Labour's MP for Suffolk Coastal, explains why a change in the electoral reform system is vital.

A cross-party group MPs will address Britain’s “flawed” voting system in a House of Commons debate on Thursday. The parliamentarians, representing six parties and every region and nation of the UK, wi...

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Last month, the House of Commons voted for Proportional Representation for general elections for the first time ever. Following a very brief debate, a symbolic…

Over 21 million votes cast in 2024 were ignored or wasted. After the most disproportionate election ever, there is a crucial parliamentary debate on 30th Jan on changing the voting system. Don’t let ...