Claire McNab13h ago

#AndyBurnham does NOT support #ProportionalRepresentation #PR. 😡

Burnham supports #SupplementaryVote, also known as #AlternativeVote #AV, which is NOT a proportional system

And he will NOT scrap the current #FirstPastThePost #FPTP before the next general election #GE2029. So #ReformUK could win a huge overall majority on 30% of votes.

That makes a vote for #Burnham pointiess. He's a #Blairite who won't even introduce fair votes. 😡

There's no point to Burnham. Reject him, #Makerfield!

#ukpol

Richard Ashwell2d ago

Voters in English #LocalElections deserve better than First Past the Post

The votes from last week’s local council #elections across England show that #FirstPastThePost is yet again failing to reflect voters’ views.

https://electoral-reform.org.uk/voters-in-english-local-elections-deserve-better-than-first-past-the-post/ #PR #ProportionalRepresentation

Voters in English local elections deserve better than First Past the Post

The votes from last week’s local council elections across England have now been counted, and one thing is clear: First Past the Post is yet again failing to reflect voters’ views on

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦3d ago
“The same, unfortunately, is also true for the other basic #institutional #reform that #Britain urgently needs i.e. the abolition of the out-dated #firstpastthepost #electoralsystem and its replacement by a moderated form of #proportionalrepresentation.” open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...

Chartbook 449: Voldemort on Th...
Chartbook 449: Voldemort on Threadneedle street. The Bank of England and the "haunted house" of English politics.

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Richard AshwellMay 10

How the winner-takes-all #VotingSystem has turned on Labour and the Tories

Thursday's #election results raise questions about whether #FirstPastThePost will continue to benefit the Conservatives and Labour in future.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxpqyndqwlo #PR #ProportionalRepresentation #MakeVotesMatter

How the winner-takes-all voting system has turned on Labour and the Tories

The first-past-the-post system favoured Reform in this English local elections

BBC News
Lee for #Art2Sect4 NOW! 🤬May 9
🚨The votes are still being counted, but one thing is clear: #FirstPastThePost is broken! 🗳️🤬
MPs elected while 2/3 of voters opposed them! 😤
Majority governments on a quarter of the vote! 😤 This isn't #democracy. Sign the letter calling for electoral reform 👇 #Politics #HumanRights #Justice #Oligarchs #MediaReform #Accountability #ProportionalRepresentation
https://secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/191527/donate/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=tw
A broken system

The votes are still being counted, but one thing is clear: First Past the Post is broken. 🗳️MPs elected while 2/3 of voters opposed them. Majority governments on a quarter of the vote. This isn't democracy. Sign the letter calling for electoral reform 👇

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sheislaurenceMay 8

🧵 1/2: If there's anything this #UKpol #localelections has definitely cemented, is how the #FirstPastThePost #FPTP system has been totally played by #Reform & its #billionaire supporters who absolutely don't need #PR, when the system already gives them a disproportionate representation as long as they pass the tipping point, (30% of votes gets 2/3 of seats). FPTP encourages #gerrymandering, which now started in the #UK.

https://archive.is/20250504011335/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/reforms-magic-number-30-percent-is-tipping-point-to-turn-votes-into-seats-ckwrwjc7z

Opinion | The Guardian USMay 7
Whoever wins today’s elections, democracy is the loser under first past the post | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/07/elections-democracy-first-past-the-post-labour-proportional-representation #ElectoralReform #LocalElections #LocalPolitics #Politics #FirstPastThePost #ProportionalRepresentation #Labour #UkNews #ReformUk
Whoever wins today’s elections, democracy is the loser under first past the post

This outdated system is destroying trust in politics. It’s time for Labour to follow Wales and Scotland’s example and introduce PR in the UK, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian
András BárányMay 2

https://electoral-reform.org.uk/englands-previous-local-elections-show-whats-wrong-with-our-voting-system/

#firstpastthepost #fptp

England’s previous local elections show what’s wrong with our voting system

Time and time again, England’s local elections repeatedly produce results that simply don’t reflect how people vote.If you live in England, you might be casting a vote for your coun

CBC PoliticsApr 2
Supreme Court won't hear case contesting constitutionality of Canada's voting system
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal challenging the constitutionality of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/supreme-court-voting-system-9.7151447?cmp=rss
Opinion | The Guardian USFeb 26
Nobody wants to defend Britain’s voting system any more – but here’s why I will | Gaby Hinsliff https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/26/defend-britain-voting-system-gorton-denton-first-past-the-post-proportional-representation #Byelections #ElectoralReform #LocalPolitics #Labour #ReformUk #GreenParty #Politics #FirstPastThePost #ProportionalRepresentation #UkNews
Nobody wants to defend Britain’s voting system any more – but here’s why I will

The nail-biting Gorton and Denton byelection has shown the cracks in first past the post. I still don’t think proportional representation is the answer, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian