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Account for #MakeVotesMatter in North West Surrey - launched August '22 in Woking - The movement for Equal Votes not Winner Takes All elections - AKA #ProportionalRepresentation MVMWoking@gmail.com @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We're here in front of Labour Conference with a message to all delegates: vote for a fairer democracy! Remember to pick "electoral reform" in the priorities ballot! #Lab26 #LabourConference2026
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🌹 If you're at #Lab26 and you want to see the electoral reform motion debated and won on the conference floor, come along to our lunchtime briefing today Get up to speed and pick up some #LabourPR merch 🙋 Delegates and visitors welcome
labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk
Delegate briefing: Saturday — Labour For A New Democracy
Our Saturday delegate briefing for Labour Party conference delegates
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🚨 Urgent message to Labour Conference delegates. Pass it on! On Sunday, you'll get to vote in the priorities ballot, which will decide which motions will be heard at conference. Let's make sure that a fair voting system is on the agenda. Vote for "electoral reform" and ask others to do the same.
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Sandy Martin @sandyofipswich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... I explain why a national commission is the better way to determine our electoral system, rather than a referendum @labour4pr.bsky.social
theguardian.com
A national commission on voting reform is essential | Letters
Letters: Sandy Martin and Joan Ruddock respond to an article on changes to the voting system
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our message to the PM is clear: it's not a Representation of the People Bill if it doesn't address the reason why people are not being represented. We'll be back in Westminster tomorrow to personally deliver a letter signed by tens of thousands of activists. It's time for the government to listen
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨 The electoral reform amendment won't be heard today - it was ruled out of scope. This is disappointing. But if the government thinks this is the last they'll hear from us, they're badly wrong. A fair voting system is not a "nice to have." It must be a priority.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thank you @labourlewis.bsky.social for coming to support our action in Westminster this morning! ⏰ Clive is one of the 180+ MPs who signed an amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. First Past the Post isn't working. It's time for a system where all votes matter.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Let's make votes matter" - @alexsobel.co.uk 👏👏👏
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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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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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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"What was once a constitutional nice-to-have, has become an essential safeguard in the face of real danger to democracy." 💯 @pollytoynbee.bsky.social is right. Electoral reform can't wait any longer. We're calling on Andy Burnham to act and announce a National Commission within his first 100 days.
theguardian.com
Burnham electrified the Labour party by talking about electoral reform – now he needs to act on it | Polly Toynbee
The prime minister has lifted the spirits of the public and party members, and must use that goodwill to push through change, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“Now here we are with an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill next week that calls for a National Commission on the electoral sytem. A new YouGov poll finds that most Labour MPs support it, by 55% to 29%” 🖋️ Great piece by @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
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Burnham electrified the Labour party by talking about electoral reform – now he needs to act on it | Polly Toynbee
The prime minister has lifted the spirits of the public and party members, and must use that goodwill to push through change, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Billy Bragg is right. Over and over again, millions of us cast a vote knowing it will likely count for nothing. It's no wonder so many people are angry, frustrated and disillusioned. No wonder many are losing hope and giving up on voting. PR is a way to give everyone a fair vote and a fair voice.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
✍️ Nearly 19,000 people have already signed our open letter to Andy Burnham, calling for a fair voting system. Can we get it to 20,000 before Parliament returns from recess? Sign and share 👇 @compassoffice.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org
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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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
💥 New polling by @yougov.co.uk shows that 53% of MPs support a review of Westminster's voting system - a National Commission on Electoral Reform. First Past the Post is long past its sell-by date. The country is ready for change - it's time for PR 💪
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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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
💥 BREAKING: A majority of MPs want a National Commission on Electoral Reform - finds @yougov.co.uk poll of MPs 🏛️ All MPs: Support: 53% Oppose 34% 🌹 Labour MPs: Support: 55% Oppose: 29% 📰 Read the full story on @labourlist.bsky.social 👇
labourlist.org
Majority of Labour MPs back review of voting system, poll reveals - LabourList
More than half of Labour MPs support establishing a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review Britain's electoral system, according to a poll of parliamentarians.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🚨 If the next general election is held under First Past the Post, it will deliver the most chaotic and unrepresentative results we've ever seen. By then, the damage will be done. But we can still prevent a full-blown democratic crisis. We agree with the Guardian: it's time to act.
theguardian.com
The Guardian view on electoral reform: don’t wait for a crisis to fix a broken system | Editorial
Editorial: In an era of multiparty politics, first past the post risks generating perverse outcomes that delegitimise the democratic process
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“Andy Burnham is facing new pressure to act over electoral reform, with nearly 100 of his MPs backing a commission to decide on a route to replace the first-past-the-post voting system.” #Labour4PR 🌹 @theguardian.com @guardianpolitics.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Why do some Labour MPs want electoral reform and will it happen?
Despite the policy not being included in the party’s 2024 manifesto, Andy Burnham is under pressure to act
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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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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.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. MPs have said the National Commission on Electoral Reform must report before the next election” #Labour4PR🌹
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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MVM North West Surrey @mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
@catherinefookesmp.bsky.social : YES! FPTP “can’t cope with modern, multiparty politics. Andy Burnham has long talked about the need to move to a fair, proportional system." ...
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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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hell yes 💪💯 For years, we heard that Proportional Representation was a fringe demand. That Westminster would never back it. That it wouldn't happen. Now, in the words of John Rentoul, it's "more likely to happen than not". Let's keep up the pressure! We can win and transform politics for good ✊
independent.co.uk
Andy Burnham wants to change the voting system – and it could well happen
A change to a proportional system is very possible after the next election – there ought to be a debate about which system it should be, writes John Rentoul
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Under First Past the Post, some seats are seen as "battlegrounds" and others as ones that can be safely ignored. To really "put power in every postcode", Andy Burnham needs to address this fundamental injustice. New article in @left-foot-forward.bsky.social by our CEO @emmacampaigner.bsky.social:
leftfootforward.org
If Andy Burnham wants to deliver power in every postcode, he has to overhaul our broken democracy
If it doesn't happen, "power in every postcode" will take its place alongside levelling up: a phrase that moved attention around the country without ever moving power.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Great to see a letter by our activist Michael Bursill published in the Guardian 👏👏👏 "If Andy Burnham is as good as his word to date, he will set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform." 🤞
theguardian.com
Making proportional representation work in Britain | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to Guardian analysis examining what Britain would look like under an electoral system of PR
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Sign if you agree! actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...
actionnetwork.org
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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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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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“The much-needed new election system coming our way needs to be as good as we can make it. This requires both expert design and public legitimacy. If Andy Burnham is as good as his word, he will set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as proposed by the @appgfairelections.bsky.social”
theguardian.com
Making proportional representation work in Britain | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to Guardian analysis examining what Britain would look like under an electoral system of PR
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MVM North West Surrey @mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"If Andy Burnham is as good as his word to date, he will set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as already proposed by the all party parliamentary group for fair elections." YES Michael Burshill ! Making proportional representation work in Britain www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Making proportional representation work in Britain | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to Guardian analysis examining what Britain would look like under an electoral system of PR
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MVM North West Surrey @mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"If Andy Burnham is as good as his word to date, he will set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as already proposed by the all party parliamentary group for fair elections." Yes, Michael Bursill 🤩! @makevotesmatter.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Making proportional representation work in Britain | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to Guardian analysis examining what Britain would look like under an electoral system of PR
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Important point: electoral reform could help make politics less toxic. "Research has found that democracies with Proportional Representation exhibit less severe affective polarization than those with winner-take-all. Partisans become less inclined to vilify rivals they may later need as partners."
theunpopulist.net
Britain's New Prime Minister Sees Proportional Representation as a Cure to Polarization
America needs a leader to champion similar electoral reforms in this country
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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Democracies need compromise, not total control. The single-party echo chambers of FPTP hurt our politics. When decisions fail to take into account the views of the public and aren't scrutinised by the opposition, it's a sign for change. What do you think? digitallibdems.typeform.com/fix-politics
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Do you know what else Spain has? A proportional voting system where you can vote with your heart and all votes count.
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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 · 24/07/2026
Andy Burnham says he wants to redistribute power to every corner of the country. That's a noble goal. But it cannot be achieved without ensuring that all votes count equally, regardless of your postcode. To empower left behind communities, we need Proportional Representation.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
📢 Andy Burnham has repeatedly advocated for a fair voting system. Now he has the power to deliver it. More than 16,000 people have already signed our open letter to the PM, calling on him to make it a priority. Can you help get it to 20,000? 👉 actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system - Please sign the petition. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system
I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Exactly.
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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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MVM North West Surrey @mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Great to see such a turn out at the summer fete in Farnborough today🤩🤩 LOTS signing the letter to Burnham🙏 Aldershot MVM are looking forward to meeting with MP Alex Baker next week to thank her for her support. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @appgfairelections.bsky.social @labour4pr.bsky.social
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MVM North West Surrey @mvmnorthwestsurrey.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
👏💥Fantastic to see PR being taken so seriously here, @ashleyjkirk.bsky.social !🙏🤩 ...but there is an important flaw in this article. A huge problem with FPTP is that as well as distorting voting results, it also distorts voting intentions. These cannot be simply mapped/projected into PR results.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
More coverage of our local actions 💪💯 "Our message is simple: Westminster needs to wake up. People deserve a voting system where seats match votes and where every voter can play a meaningful role in shaping the future of the country." @mvm-bedford-mk.bsky.social
bedfordtoday.co.uk
Bedford campaigners at the River Festival tell Westminster to “wake up” on electoral reform
Bedford campaigners at the River Festival tell Westminster to “wake up” on electoral reform
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MVMCompass Cheshire @mvmcompasscheshire.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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West Country Voices @westcountryvoices.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Please sign and share widely
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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Democracy is a system where everyone's voice should an impact. but is this really the care when when governments win huge majorities with only 34% of the votes? We believe that First Past the Post undermines democracy - do you? Tell us what you think: digitallibdems.typeform.com/fix-politics
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
You don't need a VAR check to know that First Past the Post is not playing fair. There's been enough warnings. Time to send it off.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Great to see this in the @ippr.org's new report 👇💯 To restore faith in democracy, ensure genuine representation and stop extremists from exploiting people's frustrations, we need a fair voting system where all voices are heard.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The third reading of the Representation of the People Bill has been moved to September. This gives Andy Burnham time to address the elephant in the room: our broken voting system. More than 180 MPs are calling for electoral reform to be part of the Bill. The new PM must listen.
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham urged to overhaul ‘timid and limited’ elections bill
Ex-minister who helped write draft calls for bolder action on voting reform, crypto donations and social media
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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
⏰Andy Burnham: it’s time to fix our broken voting system! 👇Add your name to the open letter 👇 actionnetwork.org/petitions/an... @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social
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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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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Andy Burnham once described Proportional Representation as "an idea whose time has come". He has called for a "new kind of politics" based on "problem-solving" not "point-scoring". Now is his time to show he means it and introduce a fair voting system.
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