Make Votes Matter Oxford
@mvm-oxford.bsky.social
Campaign to promote public support in Oxfordshire for Proportional Representation.
Our stall on Saturday at the Green Christmas Fair in Oxford town hall - thanks to all volunteers and cake makers. Les, Sheila, Ros, Helen, Stuart, Gill, Cherry, Alma and Sue. Lots of interest and good conversations.
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Our stall on Saturday at the Green Christmas Fair in Oxford town hall - thanks to all volunteers and cake makers. Les, Sheila, Ros, Helen, Stuart, Gill, Cherry, Alma and Sue. Lots of interest and good conversations.
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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First Past the Post keeps promising stability and delivering chaos.
Governments are elected on a minority of the vote. They impose their agenda without listening to or negotiating with anyone.
They fail and collapse. Rinse and repeat.
There is a better way. It's time for PR.
Governments are elected on a minority of the vote. They impose their agenda without listening to or negotiating with anyone.
They fail and collapse. Rinse and repeat.
There is a better way. It's time for PR.
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
First Past the Post keeps promising stability and delivering chaos.
Governments are elected on a minority of the vote. They impose their agenda without listening to or negotiating with anyone.
They fail and collapse. Rinse and repeat.
There is a better way. It's time for PR.
Governments are elected on a minority of the vote. They impose their agenda without listening to or negotiating with anyone.
They fail and collapse. Rinse and repeat.
There is a better way. It's time for PR.
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📰 NEW BLOG by our CEO Emma Harrison 👇👇👇
"The disconnect between this 21st-century electorate and our 19th-century voting system has never been clearer.
The multi-party era has already arrived. The only question now is whether our voting system will catch up."
"The disconnect between this 21st-century electorate and our 19th-century voting system has never been clearer.
The multi-party era has already arrived. The only question now is whether our voting system will catch up."
Welcome to the multi-party era - Make Votes Matter
Everyone seems to be talking about the new multi-party reality we now find ourselves in. While many are wringing their hands and worrying about fragmentation,
makevotesmatter.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
📰 NEW BLOG by our CEO Emma Harrison 👇👇👇
"The disconnect between this 21st-century electorate and our 19th-century voting system has never been clearer.
The multi-party era has already arrived. The only question now is whether our voting system will catch up."
"The disconnect between this 21st-century electorate and our 19th-century voting system has never been clearer.
The multi-party era has already arrived. The only question now is whether our voting system will catch up."
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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In 2029, more people will be eligible to vote than ever before. But it could also be the year in which more voices than ever are ignored.
That is, unless we change the voting system so that everyone can be heard.
Read Bertie's blog here: makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2025/10...
That is, unless we change the voting system so that everyone can be heard.
Read Bertie's blog here: makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2025/10...
October 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
In 2029, more people will be eligible to vote than ever before. But it could also be the year in which more voices than ever are ignored.
That is, unless we change the voting system so that everyone can be heard.
Read Bertie's blog here: makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2025/10...
That is, unless we change the voting system so that everyone can be heard.
Read Bertie's blog here: makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2025/10...
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This week the Devolution Bill, which abolishes FPTP for Mayors, passed second reading 🎉
MP after MP got up to highlight the damage this outdated voting system does to our democracy.
Whether we're electing Mayors, councillors or MPs, we need a system where every vote counts.
MP after MP got up to highlight the damage this outdated voting system does to our democracy.
Whether we're electing Mayors, councillors or MPs, we need a system where every vote counts.
September 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This week the Devolution Bill, which abolishes FPTP for Mayors, passed second reading 🎉
MP after MP got up to highlight the damage this outdated voting system does to our democracy.
Whether we're electing Mayors, councillors or MPs, we need a system where every vote counts.
MP after MP got up to highlight the damage this outdated voting system does to our democracy.
Whether we're electing Mayors, councillors or MPs, we need a system where every vote counts.
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📜 We're pleased to publish a Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward
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⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward
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National Commission on Electoral Reform: Terms of Reference
APPG for Fair Elections
www.fairelections.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
📜 We're pleased to publish a Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward
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⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward
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🚨COMING UP: Important debate in Parliament
On 2nd September, MPs will debate scrapping FPTP for Mayoral elections.
The tide is turning. More and more people are starting to recognise that this voting system is not fit for purpose.
Ask your MP to attend and speak out👇
On 2nd September, MPs will debate scrapping FPTP for Mayoral elections.
The tide is turning. More and more people are starting to recognise that this voting system is not fit for purpose.
Ask your MP to attend and speak out👇
Email your MP about scrapping First Past The Post (FPTP) for Mayoral elections
On the 2nd of September, MPs will debate abolishing First Past the Post for Mayoral and PPC elections. Since the system was introduced, it has resulted in Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of t...
actionnetwork.org
August 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🚨COMING UP: Important debate in Parliament
On 2nd September, MPs will debate scrapping FPTP for Mayoral elections.
The tide is turning. More and more people are starting to recognise that this voting system is not fit for purpose.
Ask your MP to attend and speak out👇
On 2nd September, MPs will debate scrapping FPTP for Mayoral elections.
The tide is turning. More and more people are starting to recognise that this voting system is not fit for purpose.
Ask your MP to attend and speak out👇
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Are politicians stupid, selfish, corrupt and all the same? Or are they just following the rules of a bad game?
In a thought-provoking blog, MVM volunteer Paul Tait asks us to imagine the UK political system as a casino game. 👇
In a thought-provoking blog, MVM volunteer Paul Tait asks us to imagine the UK political system as a casino game. 👇
Don’t Hate the Politicians, Hate the Game - Make Votes Matter
Our brilliant volunteer, Paul Tait, has taken a bold and original approach to explaining British politics — not through lectures or jargon, but through a
makevotesmatter.org.uk
July 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Are politicians stupid, selfish, corrupt and all the same? Or are they just following the rules of a bad game?
In a thought-provoking blog, MVM volunteer Paul Tait asks us to imagine the UK political system as a casino game. 👇
In a thought-provoking blog, MVM volunteer Paul Tait asks us to imagine the UK political system as a casino game. 👇
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WE DID IT!!!
The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections.
In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote.
This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...
The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections.
In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote.
This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...
July 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
WE DID IT!!!
The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections.
In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote.
This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...
The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections.
In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote.
This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...
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"Our democracy is not working," said @zackpolanski.bsky.social who we spoke to at Glastonbury.
That's why this weekend we'll be taking action for a fair voting system.
Join the London rally: actionnetwork.org/events/londo...
Or find an event near you: makevotesmatter.org.uk/democracy-ac...
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That's why this weekend we'll be taking action for a fair voting system.
Join the London rally: actionnetwork.org/events/londo...
Or find an event near you: makevotesmatter.org.uk/democracy-ac...
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July 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"Our democracy is not working," said @zackpolanski.bsky.social who we spoke to at Glastonbury.
That's why this weekend we'll be taking action for a fair voting system.
Join the London rally: actionnetwork.org/events/londo...
Or find an event near you: makevotesmatter.org.uk/democracy-ac...
📢✊
That's why this weekend we'll be taking action for a fair voting system.
Join the London rally: actionnetwork.org/events/londo...
Or find an event near you: makevotesmatter.org.uk/democracy-ac...
📢✊
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"Control of your university fees, welfare system, defence and public infrastructure could be in the hands of a leader supported by less than a third of voters. That is, unless we do something to change it."
New blog by Young MVM Ambassador Katie Todd 👇
New blog by Young MVM Ambassador Katie Todd 👇
The public wants a fair voting system. Keir Starmer must listen. - Make Votes Matter
The British Social Attitudes survey shows that 60% of the public now back changing our electoral system, including the majority of supporters of all major parties. Westminster is behind the curve.
makevotesmatter.org.uk
June 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Control of your university fees, welfare system, defence and public infrastructure could be in the hands of a leader supported by less than a third of voters. That is, unless we do something to change it."
New blog by Young MVM Ambassador Katie Todd 👇
New blog by Young MVM Ambassador Katie Todd 👇
Emma has been busy! Read and share!
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Public Trust in Government Collapses to Record Low as Demand for Electoral Reform Surges
New research finds record levels of support for a fairer voting system as trust in Government collapses to new lows
bylinetimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Emma has been busy! Read and share!
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/25/g...
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/25/g...
The British public overwhelmingly agree: First Past the Post is not working.
We have a government with a huge majority, elected on just a third of the vote.
We have diverse political views and a system that's trying to force us into two camps.
We deserve better. #PRnow
We have a government with a huge majority, elected on just a third of the vote.
We have diverse political views and a system that's trying to force us into two camps.
We deserve better. #PRnow
June 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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💥 Public support for electoral reform has reached a new all-time high
📈 60% of people now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🎞️ Our Vice Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social calls for the Government to listen & act
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📈 60% of people now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🎞️ Our Vice Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social calls for the Government to listen & act
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June 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
💥 Public support for electoral reform has reached a new all-time high
📈 60% of people now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🎞️ Our Vice Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social calls for the Government to listen & act
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📈 60% of people now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🎞️ Our Vice Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social calls for the Government to listen & act
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🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
📢 No More First Past the Post Elections!
The 2025 Local Election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken.
With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning elec...
actionnetwork.org
May 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
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Really proud of how the APPG I chair has grown and the level of public support for the commission.
“We’re now the biggest APPG in Parliament and the public supports our call for a National Commission for Electoral Reform by a margin of five to one. The government should listen and act.”
💬 @alexsobel.co.uk, Chair of @appgfairelections.bsky.social
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www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05...
💬 @alexsobel.co.uk, Chair of @appgfairelections.bsky.social
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www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05...
Cross-party MPs brand voting system ‘dangerous’ in an era of electoral volatility - Politics.co.uk
A cross-party group has described the local elections as a “dress rehearsal” for future “chaotic and unrepresentative” results.
www.politics.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Really proud of how the APPG I chair has grown and the level of public support for the commission.