Britainās voting system is broken. 70 MPs are backing an amendment to finally review it.
But to make an impact, we need many more. Iāve urged my MP to support it with this tool. Can you contact yours too? actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
āEstablishing a commission to examine the options is a sensible, proportionate first step and a way to restore trust in politics.ā
āļø @ruthcadbury.bsky.social MP on her support for electoral reform
#ProportionalRepresentation #FPTP
#Labour4PR š¹
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Brentford and Isleworth MP Ruth Cadbury calls for democratic renewal, backing a national commission to review the UK's fragmented electoral system.
Last monthās 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.
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Last monthās 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...
šÆļø @samanthaniblett.bsky.social MP on her support for the Electoral Reform amendment š
#Labour4PR š¹ #FirstPastThePost #ProportionalRepresentation
"The debate has intensified since the 2024 general election, when Labour won just over a third of votes but almost 2/3 of MPs.
Two years on, supporters of electoral reform argue that the growing fragmentation of the UK political landscape makes the current system even less fair."
Nadia is right. First Past the Post is not working, and it's only going to get worse.
š¹ This is an issue that unites the Labour movement. It's time the government took the lead.
ā Proportional Representation is the right thing to do, for the country and for Labour.
@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social
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āThings have shifted. The public already know that the current system doesnāt work and the overwhelming majority of Labour members agree. Itās great that we now have a very serious prospect of updating the way we vote.ā
š¹#Labour4PR
"with so many colours that the map resembles Elmer the Patchwork Elephant... FPTP is increasingly making elections harder to predict and severing the connection between how people vote and the representatives they get."
āļø Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social
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š„ 102 MPs have now signed the amendment
š¹ Three quarters of them are Labour MPs
ā° The Government needs to wake up: it's time for Proportional Representation
#FirstPastThePost #FPTP #PR #Democracy
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š„ 113 MPs have now signed the amendment tabled by @alexsobel.co.uk calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
ā ļø First Past the Post is broken. Ask your MP to sign amendment NC31 of the Representation of the People Bill
š„ 102 MPs have now signed the amendment
š¹ Three quarters of them are Labour MPs
ā° The Government needs to wake up: it's time for Proportional Representation
#FirstPastThePost #FPTP #PR #Democracy
š„ 93 MPs have now signed this amendment, calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
š¹ That includes over 70 Labour MPs
ā ļø The Government must get a grip on our broken First Past the Post voting system
Fill list of signatories so far š
Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage
š„ 93 MPs have now signed this amendment, calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
š¹ That includes over 70 Labour MPs
ā ļø The Government must get a grip on our broken First Past the Post voting system
Fill list of signatories so far š
Labour4PR š¹š³ļø
Alex Sobel's amendment (NC31) to Representation of the People Bill, proposed during Report stage
