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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

To say nothing of papal infallibility 😁

Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Of course. But Dignitas proves that a humane death is possible. Why don't the US use the same methods, albeit under duress?

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Perhaps death row prisoners could be sent to Dignitas? At least they have a good track record 🤷‍♂️

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They could say that all fines are to be paid as share transfers? So no matter how much they're worth, the government ends up owning them.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's announcement marks the beginning of the end of First Past the Post. To everyone who has contributed to our movement over the years: we can't thank you enough. Now let's push PR over the finish line 💪💯 A message from our CEO @emmacampaigner.bsky.social:

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 20/09/2026

Our MPs didn’t get to Westminster by magic carpet. (We’d know because they would have claimed it on their expenses.) If we want to clean up politics, perhaps we need to start with the people who put politicians there: the voters. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social

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To clean up politics we have to start with the voters

It’s the voters who put the politicians where they are, so shouldn’t we begin there?

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Commons is now in conference recess until 12th October. Of the 75 divisions held so far this session, 26 would have changed result if seats matched votes. That is, ~35% of the time, MPs opposing legislation represented more people, but the government won anyway. See tinyurl.com/4hxyc8e7

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Proportional Commons FAQ

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Unfortunately, the proportional recount is even more backwards 😔. Conservatives + Reform were enough to really sink it.

This chart is a proportional recount of a vote in the House of Commons.

The top two bars show the number of MPs from each party who voted Aye or No in the division.

The bottom two bars show the number of voters those MPs represent. For example, if a party won two million votes in the general election and half of that party's MPs voted in the division, that would represent one million voters.

In many cases, more voters are represented by the MPs on the losing side. This is because seats don't match votes with First Past the Post (FPTP). Recounts are shown in terms of ideal MPs who all represent the same number of people.

The method is not a simulation of a PR elected Commons. It is intended to highlight the distortion of FPTP.

For more details, see the FAQ: https://tinyurl.com/4hxyc8e7

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is the vote on the 2nd reading of the right to die bill.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

2026-09-11: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading The 269 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 10,160,380 voters. The 286 MPs voting 'No' represented 13,303,073 voters. No majority = 3,142,693 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is the closure motion on the right to die bill, to force the debate to go to a vote rather than run out of time.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

2026-09-11: Closure motion The 292 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 10,525,942 voters. The 216 MPs voting 'No' represented 10,123,876 voters. Aye majority = 402,066 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

2026-09-10: Social Housing Bill: Reasoned Amendment to 2nd Reading The 77 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 4,412,144 voters. The 290 MPs voting 'No' represented 9,287,663 voters. No majority = 4,875,519 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

2026-09-09: Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagation Regs 2026 The 371 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 11,768,047 voters. The 100 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,991,956 voters. Aye majority = 3,776,091 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

The Greens attempted to amend the 2011 Parliamentary Voting System referendum question to offer a choice of electoral systems, including STV. But the Conservatives and LibDems opposed it, and Labour abstained. So no proportional system was offered 🙄🤷‍♂️ See www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php...

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The Public Whip — Divisions - 2024-present, Westminster

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Note that proportional recount posts are a thread which includes a summary of what the vote is about - for example a "member's explanation", if available. The ALT text provides a more detailed explanation of the recount method/FAQ, as well as quoting the recount figures. For example 👇

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Page 45, line 39, leave out Clause 63. The amendment would remove a clause from the bill which abolishes the Health Services Safety Investigations Body, transferring the responsibility to the Care Quality Commission.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

2026-09-08: Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 The 159 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 11,676,193 voters. The 291 MPs voting 'No' represented 6,990,477 voters. Aye majority = 4,685,716 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This new clause creates a requirement for the Secretary of State to ensure certain single sex facilities are made available for NHS staff and patients. It provides exemptions in certain circumstances.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

2026-09-08: Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 The 105 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,809,024 voters. The 298 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,470,914 voters. No majority = 661,890 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This would create a requirement for the SoS to make regulations which prevent puberty blockers from being prescribed to persons under 18 for the purposes of treatment related to gender incongruence, or being given in clinical trials related to [this] unless specifically approved by Parliament.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

2026-09-08: Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 The 109 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,456,736 voters. The 352 MPs voting 'No' represented 11,154,825 voters. No majority = 3,698,089 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This new clause places a duty on the Secretary of State to end Corridor Care within 12 months, if they fail to do so they must order an independent inquiry into corridor care and the failure to eradicate the practice.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

2026-09-08: Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 The 78 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,296,920 voters. The 298 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,087,510 voters. Aye majority = 209,410 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This new clause would require the Secretary of State to publish the Government’s response to the Hughes Report within 30 days of this Act being passed.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

2026-09-07: Health Bill: Report Stage: NC145 The 167 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 12,398,063 voters. The 310 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,372,913 voters. Aye majority = 5,025,150 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State to create a scheme to ensure that every maternity unit in the country achieves a “good” or “outstanding” rating by the CQC.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

2026-09-07: Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 The 75 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,146,360 voters. The 316 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,515,615 voters. No majority = 369,255 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"The government has a majority in the Commons." * They have a majority of MPs, but seats don't match votes. They actually represent about a third of voters.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is parliamentary process for deciding whether the House is quorate for debating private members' bills. The convention is to vote No to a request that the House sits in private (no public gallery, broadcasting or Hansard record). The Aye vote was from Ruth Jones. Presumably by mistake 🙂🤷‍♀️

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

2026-09-04: Motion to sit in private The 1 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 23,784 voters. The 78 MPs voting 'No' represented 2,657,589 voters. No majority = 2,633,805 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

2026-09-02: Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading The 404 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 13,636,234 voters. The 101 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,126,748 voters. Aye majority = 5,509,486 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This new clause requires the Secretary of State to put forward proposals to establish a Royal Commission to consider and make recommendations for a cap on political donations, as well as the effectiveness of existing campaign expenditure limits.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

2026-09-02: Representation of the People Bill: New Clause 88 The 84 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 6,099,245 voters. The 421 MPs voting 'No' represented 15,765,947 voters. No majority = 9,666,702 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

[This] would ban election materials published in a foreign language by political parties and candidates during the short campaign. It would not ban campaigning in native languages of the British Islands. Nor would it prevent campaigning via the likes of BSL or Braille.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

2026-09-02: Representation of the People Bill: New Clause 67 The 103 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,189,940 voters. The 403 MPs voting 'No' represented 13,756,641 voters. No majority = 5,566,701 See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This new clause would require the Secretary of State to commission an independent review into increasing the registration and participation by overseas electors in UK parliamentary elections.

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

2026-09-02: Representation of the People Bill: New Clause 65 The 164 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 11,248,953 voters. The 343 MPs voting 'No' represented 10,565,744 voters. Aye majority = 683,209 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

And remember, it isn't just about how FPTP distorts elections to Westminster. It's about what MPs go on to pass into law once elected, even though they represent a minority 👇 bsky.app/profile/prop...

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We could also mention the flag-shaggers' confusion about which way up to fly the Yookay flag 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️🙂

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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Something to show the 'every vote is counted' brigade 👇 bsky.app/profile/prop...

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