🎲 “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”

🗳️ "What the APPG for Fair Elections calls for is a National Commission on Electoral Reform... you'd have a process that would build consent for reform"

🎙️ Great to hear @dmk1793.bsky.social of the Constitution Society discussing this proposal with David Runciman's ppfideas.bsky.social podcast

💡 “This is a clear proposal for the Government to set up a National Commission that could independently ask the big questions about our democracy”

📢 MPs made the case for fair votes & a National Commission on Electoral Reform in the #InternationalDemocracyDay debate

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💥 The Government is scrapping First Past the Post for mayoral elections

📢 This week, MPs from across Parliament called for First Past the Post to be scrapped for general elections too

🚀 The Government should launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform to find a way forward

📈 “We are looking at 60% of people saying we should change the voting system... for the first time, we have majority support amongst the supporters of all parties in the country in favour of changing the voting system”

🎓 Professor John Curtice on record support for fair votes

💰 "I have real concerns about the foreign influence in our democracy"

💬 @rachelblakemp.bsky.social welcoming Government action to crack down on dark money following into politics from illegitimate sources

⚠️ "Recent polls have shown that the leading party, currently, would win a majority of seats at the next election on less than 30% of the vote"

📢 Chris Law MP calls for the Government to replace First Past the Post with Proportional Representation

🏦 "Will the Minister, consider reviewing - because of the flawed nature of First Past the Post - the elections to this place?"

🪑 This morning, our Chair @alexsobel.co.uk led calls from across the House for the Government to address Westminster's broken voting system

⚠️ "Mayors serve many millions of people and manage multi-million pound budgets, yet can be elected by just a fraction of the vote"

💯 Angela Rayner is right that politicians should not be elected to important offices by First Past the Post

⚖ The same is true of MPs