Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER)
@libdems4er.bsky.social
Campaigning for fair & equal votes in the UK. An affiliated organisation of the Liberal Democrats - the party leading the fight for PR for decades, but now with 72 MPs! We also work proactively cross-party & with like-minded others to deliver change.
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🚨OUT NOW🚨 if politics is broken, can PR fix it?
Lib Dem MP Lisa Smart,
@electoralreform.bsky.social's Dr Jess Garland & Professor @robfordmancs.bsky.social join
@alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss whether fragmentation is here to stay — and if so, what that means
🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/2906a0
Lib Dem MP Lisa Smart,
@electoralreform.bsky.social's Dr Jess Garland & Professor @robfordmancs.bsky.social join
@alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss whether fragmentation is here to stay — and if so, what that means
🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/2906a0
The Rundown by PoliticsHome: Our politics is broken, can PR fix it?
What does the continued fracturing of the UK’s political landscape means for our democracy going forward? After a preliminary vote on proportional representation surprised almost everyone in West...
pod.fo
Great to see the momentum behind changing the voting system - and we are proud to see Lib Dem MP Lisa Smart working hard with other allies and cross-party to achieve fair votes!
Only with fair votes can we resolve the UK's long-term issues instead of the next government undoing it all.
Only with fair votes can we resolve the UK's long-term issues instead of the next government undoing it all.
We are working with our allies including @makevotesmatter.bsky.social to fight for a politics that works for everyone. No more wasted votes. No more tactical voting.
#ChangeTheVotingSystem
#ChangeTheVotingSystem
November 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We are working with our allies including @makevotesmatter.bsky.social to fight for a politics that works for everyone. No more wasted votes. No more tactical voting.
#ChangeTheVotingSystem
#ChangeTheVotingSystem
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💥 For a new report, @demos-uk.bsky.social interviewed 700+ teenagers.
72.8% agreed: democracy must be defended at all costs. But many weren't happy with the way it currently works.
"Change the voting system" was proposed as one of the solutions. We agree.
Read more: demos.co.uk/research/ins...
72.8% agreed: democracy must be defended at all costs. But many weren't happy with the way it currently works.
"Change the voting system" was proposed as one of the solutions. We agree.
Read more: demos.co.uk/research/ins...
November 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
💥 For a new report, @demos-uk.bsky.social interviewed 700+ teenagers.
72.8% agreed: democracy must be defended at all costs. But many weren't happy with the way it currently works.
"Change the voting system" was proposed as one of the solutions. We agree.
Read more: demos.co.uk/research/ins...
72.8% agreed: democracy must be defended at all costs. But many weren't happy with the way it currently works.
"Change the voting system" was proposed as one of the solutions. We agree.
Read more: demos.co.uk/research/ins...
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We’ve seen it time and again. When one party holds most of the seats on less than half the votes, the supposed “majority” is fragile from the start. buff.ly/qZOD3rT
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We’ve seen it time and again. When one party holds most of the seats on less than half the votes, the supposed “majority” is fragile from the start. buff.ly/qZOD3rT
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The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
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🔀 With politics fragmenting, leading academics are warning First Past the Post risks plunging the UK into chaos at the next general election
🤝 The Government and all parties have an opportunity to get a grip on this risk to our national stability
👉 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🤝 The Government and all parties have an opportunity to get a grip on this risk to our national stability
👉 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
Ed Davey wants to 'work with government' on electoral reform - BBC News
The Liberal Democrat leader backs replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🔀 With politics fragmenting, leading academics are warning First Past the Post risks plunging the UK into chaos at the next general election
🤝 The Government and all parties have an opportunity to get a grip on this risk to our national stability
👉 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🤝 The Government and all parties have an opportunity to get a grip on this risk to our national stability
👉 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
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💥 In just 5 days, more than 12,000 people have signed our petition to the Democracy Minister.
Can you help make it even bigger?
The government's Elections Bill could be published any day. We need a fairer voting system to be part of it.
Sign & share ✍️
Can you help make it even bigger?
The government's Elections Bill could be published any day. We need a fairer voting system to be part of it.
Sign & share ✍️
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
💥 In just 5 days, more than 12,000 people have signed our petition to the Democracy Minister.
Can you help make it even bigger?
The government's Elections Bill could be published any day. We need a fairer voting system to be part of it.
Sign & share ✍️
Can you help make it even bigger?
The government's Elections Bill could be published any day. We need a fairer voting system to be part of it.
Sign & share ✍️
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Pleased to announce that I've been elected as President of Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform.
Excited to continue the work that @sarahjolney1 has already done in her role. It's time for progress on issues such as votes at 16, voter ID & wider electoral reform.
Excited to continue the work that @sarahjolney1 has already done in her role. It's time for progress on issues such as votes at 16, voter ID & wider electoral reform.
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Pleased to announce that I've been elected as President of Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform.
Excited to continue the work that @sarahjolney1 has already done in her role. It's time for progress on issues such as votes at 16, voter ID & wider electoral reform.
Excited to continue the work that @sarahjolney1 has already done in her role. It's time for progress on issues such as votes at 16, voter ID & wider electoral reform.
We will keep supporting @eddavey.libdems.org.uk and @libdems.org.uk in the fight for fair votes, including working with our allies and cross-party - First Past The Post has got to go!
Keir Starmer needs to wake up and fix our broken voting system before the next election, or he risks letting Nigel Farage into Number 10.
We will keep fighting for fair votes to make sure every voice is heard.
We will keep fighting for fair votes to make sure every voice is heard.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We will keep supporting @eddavey.libdems.org.uk and @libdems.org.uk in the fight for fair votes, including working with our allies and cross-party - First Past The Post has got to go!
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"First Past the Post doesn't represent the British people and doesn't give voice to their concerns." @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Inside and outside of Parliament, there's a growing cross-party consensus: our voting system is not working.
It's time to scrap it. 🚮
Inside and outside of Parliament, there's a growing cross-party consensus: our voting system is not working.
It's time to scrap it. 🚮
Ed Davey wants to 'work with government' on electoral reform
The Liberal Democrat leader backs replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"First Past the Post doesn't represent the British people and doesn't give voice to their concerns." @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Inside and outside of Parliament, there's a growing cross-party consensus: our voting system is not working.
It's time to scrap it. 🚮
Inside and outside of Parliament, there's a growing cross-party consensus: our voting system is not working.
It's time to scrap it. 🚮
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Keir Starmer needs to wake up and fix our broken voting system before the next election, or he risks letting Nigel Farage into Number 10.
We will keep fighting for fair votes to make sure every voice is heard.
We will keep fighting for fair votes to make sure every voice is heard.
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Keir Starmer needs to wake up and fix our broken voting system before the next election, or he risks letting Nigel Farage into Number 10.
We will keep fighting for fair votes to make sure every voice is heard.
We will keep fighting for fair votes to make sure every voice is heard.
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🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy.
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy.
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
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🎲 “The case for First Past the Post absolutely breaks down... when an election result feels random, its hard for that result to feel legitimate”
🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
💯 “I think this is the way forward”
🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
💯 “I think this is the way forward”
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🎲 “The case for First Past the Post absolutely breaks down... when an election result feels random, its hard for that result to feel legitimate”
🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
💯 “I think this is the way forward”
🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
💯 “I think this is the way forward”
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We deserve better than governments that 2/3 of the public voted against, or MPs that 3/4 of their constituents didn't choose.
We deserve better than to be ignored over and over again, because of where we live or who we support.
We all deserve better than First Past the Post.
We deserve better than to be ignored over and over again, because of where we live or who we support.
We all deserve better than First Past the Post.
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
We deserve better than governments that 2/3 of the public voted against, or MPs that 3/4 of their constituents didn't choose.
We deserve better than to be ignored over and over again, because of where we live or who we support.
We all deserve better than First Past the Post.
We deserve better than to be ignored over and over again, because of where we live or who we support.
We all deserve better than First Past the Post.
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💥 Great to see members of the APPG for Fair Elections calling for a fair, proportional voting system
As @annadixonmp.bsky.social writes, the first step is a National Commission: “a time-limited independent review, guided by expert evidence and the values of the voting public”
Read the proposal 👇
As @annadixonmp.bsky.social writes, the first step is a National Commission: “a time-limited independent review, guided by expert evidence and the values of the voting public”
Read the proposal 👇
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
💥 Great to see members of the APPG for Fair Elections calling for a fair, proportional voting system
As @annadixonmp.bsky.social writes, the first step is a National Commission: “a time-limited independent review, guided by expert evidence and the values of the voting public”
Read the proposal 👇
As @annadixonmp.bsky.social writes, the first step is a National Commission: “a time-limited independent review, guided by expert evidence and the values of the voting public”
Read the proposal 👇
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It's Halloween and Westminster is looking spooky... 🎃💀
Here are some of the creatures haunting the House of Commons under First Past the Post:
Here are some of the creatures haunting the House of Commons under First Past the Post:
October 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
It's Halloween and Westminster is looking spooky... 🎃💀
Here are some of the creatures haunting the House of Commons under First Past the Post:
Here are some of the creatures haunting the House of Commons under First Past the Post:
Liberal Democrat MP and @appgfairelections.bsky.social vice chair @lisasmartmp.bsky.social explains the latest push to secure electoral reform for the House of Commons here:
libdemnewswire.substack.com/p/important-...
#MakeVotesMatter
#ProportionalRepresentation
libdemnewswire.substack.com/p/important-...
#MakeVotesMatter
#ProportionalRepresentation
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Liberal Democrat MP and @appgfairelections.bsky.social vice chair @lisasmartmp.bsky.social explains the latest push to secure electoral reform for the House of Commons here:
libdemnewswire.substack.com/p/important-...
#MakeVotesMatter
#ProportionalRepresentation
libdemnewswire.substack.com/p/important-...
#MakeVotesMatter
#ProportionalRepresentation
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"We have a five- or six-party-system trapped in the body of a two-party electoral system."
@timbale.bsky.social explains why multi-party politics is here to stay 👇
Voters want real choice. We need a proportional voting system that makes it possible.
@timbale.bsky.social explains why multi-party politics is here to stay 👇
Voters want real choice. We need a proportional voting system that makes it possible.
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"We have a five- or six-party-system trapped in the body of a two-party electoral system."
@timbale.bsky.social explains why multi-party politics is here to stay 👇
Voters want real choice. We need a proportional voting system that makes it possible.
@timbale.bsky.social explains why multi-party politics is here to stay 👇
Voters want real choice. We need a proportional voting system that makes it possible.
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We should be able to look at a poll and have a reasonable sense of how the country’s votes would translate into seats. electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-yougo...
Latest YouGov poll shows multi-party Britain breaking the voting system
If there were a general election tomorrow, who would form the next government? It sounds like a simple question if you have access to the latest polls. But when the latest YouGov poll, r
electoral-reform.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We should be able to look at a poll and have a reasonable sense of how the country’s votes would translate into seats. electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-yougo...
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Vote tactically or Reform will win.
Vote tactically or Plaid will win.
Vote tactically or...
We're hearing it in Caerphilly today. We've heard it a million times before.
Under PR, we could just vote for whoever we support - and every vote would count. Sounds better, doesn't it?
Vote tactically or Plaid will win.
Vote tactically or...
We're hearing it in Caerphilly today. We've heard it a million times before.
Under PR, we could just vote for whoever we support - and every vote would count. Sounds better, doesn't it?
October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Vote tactically or Reform will win.
Vote tactically or Plaid will win.
Vote tactically or...
We're hearing it in Caerphilly today. We've heard it a million times before.
Under PR, we could just vote for whoever we support - and every vote would count. Sounds better, doesn't it?
Vote tactically or Plaid will win.
Vote tactically or...
We're hearing it in Caerphilly today. We've heard it a million times before.
Under PR, we could just vote for whoever we support - and every vote would count. Sounds better, doesn't it?
In countries using proportional representation, parties are incentivised to work together collaboratively. They keep the 80% that works and try to fix the 20% that doesn't.
With FPTP, parties scrap it altogether and take years to implement a new process with lots of flaws.
#MakeVotesMatter
With FPTP, parties scrap it altogether and take years to implement a new process with lots of flaws.
#MakeVotesMatter
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In countries using proportional representation, parties are incentivised to work together collaboratively. They keep the 80% that works and try to fix the 20% that doesn't.
With FPTP, parties scrap it altogether and take years to implement a new process with lots of flaws.
#MakeVotesMatter
With FPTP, parties scrap it altogether and take years to implement a new process with lots of flaws.
#MakeVotesMatter
President of Liberal Democrats @markpackuk.bsky.social gives 3 compelling reasons why you should consider joining the LDER (only one of which is biscuit-related😉 ) - you can join us in our fight for Proportional Representation here:
www.lder.org/join-us
www.lder.org/join-us
October 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
President of Liberal Democrats @markpackuk.bsky.social gives 3 compelling reasons why you should consider joining the LDER (only one of which is biscuit-related😉 ) - you can join us in our fight for Proportional Representation here:
www.lder.org/join-us
www.lder.org/join-us
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60% of voters now support electoral reform, according this year’s British Attitudes Survey, the highest level of support since records began. Just 36% of people believe we should keep the current system.
#ProportionalRepresentation
#getPRdone
www.fairelections.uk/record-publi...
#ProportionalRepresentation
#getPRdone
www.fairelections.uk/record-publi...
October 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
60% of voters now support electoral reform, according this year’s British Attitudes Survey, the highest level of support since records began. Just 36% of people believe we should keep the current system.
#ProportionalRepresentation
#getPRdone
www.fairelections.uk/record-publi...
#ProportionalRepresentation
#getPRdone
www.fairelections.uk/record-publi...
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There are dozens of safe seats in the UK that have been held by the same party for 100+ years.
There are millions of voters who've never had the representation they asked for.
We can keep waiting. Or we can change our Victorian voting system. What do you prefer?
There are millions of voters who've never had the representation they asked for.
We can keep waiting. Or we can change our Victorian voting system. What do you prefer?
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
There are dozens of safe seats in the UK that have been held by the same party for 100+ years.
There are millions of voters who've never had the representation they asked for.
We can keep waiting. Or we can change our Victorian voting system. What do you prefer?
There are millions of voters who've never had the representation they asked for.
We can keep waiting. Or we can change our Victorian voting system. What do you prefer?
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A majority in Parliament may look impressive on paper, but it can conceal a fragile reality.
How many votes did Labour get in 2024?
On election night in 2024, the headlines celebrated a Labour landslide. Crowds cheered, pundits predicted a bold new direction, and the idea of a strong majority government dominated the
buff.ly
October 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A majority in Parliament may look impressive on paper, but it can conceal a fragile reality.
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At an LDER/ @appgfairelections.bsky.social Fringe event, @ollyglover.bsky.social said "I'm spending a lot of time campaigning for Proportional Representation because our politics simply isn't working. (...) We need a politics that brings more ideas into it and where everyone's votes count equally."
October 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
At an LDER/ @appgfairelections.bsky.social Fringe event, @ollyglover.bsky.social said "I'm spending a lot of time campaigning for Proportional Representation because our politics simply isn't working. (...) We need a politics that brings more ideas into it and where everyone's votes count equally."