Make Votes Matter

🚨BREAKING: The new Representation of the People Bill is here. The Bill aims to "restore trust in our democracy" - but it doesn't even touch the voting system that leaves millions unrepresented. TAKE ACTION: Tell Starmer to change this ⬇️ actionnetwork.org/petitions/the-…

With voters increasingly moving away from the traditional two-party system, Proportional Representation is not only more urgent than ever. It's also more achievable than ever before. There's now record support for PR, among the public and in Westminster. No party can say for sure that First Past the Post works in its interest anymore. The country is ready for change. We can win it - and transform UK politics for good.

🗳️"Electoral reform must be carried out not because it may benefit any particular party or ideology, but because it puts power back into the hands of the British people." ✍️ @lukeakehurst in @politicshome politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

❌ Not Labour ❌ Not Reform ❌ Not the Tories ❌ Not anyone else It's never been more clear that no ONE party speaks for the whole country. NOBODY supported by a small minority of the public should have 100% of the power. Sign if you agree 👇 actionnetwork.org/petitions/the-…

I don’t understand how proportional representation isn’t the biggest talking point in British politics right now. How can anyone look at this and believe our democracy is functioning properly?

Happy St Patrick's Day ☘️ Unlike the UK, Ireland uses a proportional STV system. As a result, it has: ✅Higher trust in politics ✅More representative & stable governments ✅Way fewer wasted votes ✅A parliament that better reflects public opinion Let's be more like Ireland!

“A more proportional system could better match votes to representation. The All Party Parliamentary Group on @FairElectionsUK has proposed a National Commission be set up to find a consensus” - Dame Joan Ruddock @joan_dame @electoralreform in @LabourList labourlist.org/2026/03/letter…

We really enjoyed attending the Lib Dem conference and getting to speak about the campaign for a fair voting system. While there's still a long way to go, winning Proportional Representation now feels closer than ever before. Thanks for having us! 💛 libdemvoice.org/the-best-chanc…

@simonapcliff thank you.

@MakeVotesMatter Just signed.

💥 More than 20,000 people have signed the petition calling for changing the voting system to be part of the Representation of the People Bill. First Past the Post leaves millions of people without representation. It's time to scrap it. Add your name 👇 actionnetwork.org/petitions/the-…

First Past the Post is kind of exhausting, honestly 😣 Let's keep it simple. Let's make it proportional.

Five parties in double digits. All below 25%. With polling like this, First Past the Post = chaos.

Difficult times call for cooperation and dialogue. But our voting system keeps giving total power to parties that only a fraction of voters support. On 30% of the vote, one party could win full control of our economy, health, foreign policy and defence. We can't take that risk.

"Britain’s voting system encourages the belief that complex social conflicts can be settled not by compromise, but by conquest." Completely right. It's never been more clear that no one party can speak for the whole country. That's why we need PR 👇 theglobalist.com/rethinking-bri…

"Many people vote all their lives without electing anyone." Great to see this in the Islington Tribune!

"Ultimately voting systems should exist to reflect the will of the people. If they do not, is it rule of the people or rule by the system?" Great letter in the Guardian by Hugo, a campaigner with Young Make Votes Matter 👏👏👏 theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

Cllr Lucy Steels-Walshaw and Cllr Jenny Kent) “When our voting system reflects the whole community, more women can take their place in shaping it. A fairer voting system simply means more people feel genuinely heard, and more involved in taking decisions that affect us all.”

Thanks to City of York Cllr Paula Widdowson and Cllr Carol Runciman for supporting Make Votes Matter.

@HinaBokhariLD writes: "As a Liberal Democrat, I’ve always been a supporter of Proportional Representation. It’s one of the things that really unites our party because it gets to the heart of who actually gets to have a say in our democracy." #MakeVotesMatter

Happy International Women's Day! ✊💃 Studies show that countries with proportional voting systems tend to have more women's representation in parliament. We spoke to three campaigners, representing three generations of women, about why they support PR: makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2026/3/6/…

As we approach International Women's Day 2026 - former MEP @julie4north explains how PR can stop the slide into far-right extreme politics which would undermine so many of the rights generations of women have fought for. politicsforthemany.co.uk/change-the-vot…