Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform

LCER is a network of Labour members and supporters campaigning for a participatory democracy in which everyone feels they have a meaningful stake. Our vision is of a politics which works to bring our society together. 

We are campaigning to replace the First Past the Post voting system with a more proportional system in which all votes count.

We also support wider democratic reforms which encourage openness, transparency and accessibility in politics.

Campaigns

A democratic House of Lords, regional government that works, and reversing the Tories' attempts to disenfranchise voters.

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about pr

PR for the House of Commons is LCER's flagship campaign. Without PR, other democratic reforms will be only partially effective.

>> Learn more

request a speaker

LCER is happy to supply a speaker for a meeting of your branch or constituency Labour Party, trade union, or other group.

>> Request a speaker

take action

Everyone (even people who are very busy indeed) can do something for our campaign. Take a look!

>> Take action

L4ND

LCER hosts L4ND, a coalition of groups campaigning for Labour to back proportional representation.

>> Visit L4ND's website

resources

Books, articles, videos, press cuttings, model resolutions and more.

>> Resources

about lcer

Read about LCER's history and campaigns; meet the Executive and the L4ND staff.

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manage membership

LCER members: follow this link to check or amend your membership or subscription details.

>> Membership website

news and opinion

Fair Elections in Focus: Parliament Holds Landmark Debate on Proportional Representation

By Admin | January 31, 2025

On Thursday 30th January Parliament held a crucial debate on Proportional Representation – the first stand-alone debate on PR in the Chamber of the Commons…

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Voting Reform: Labour’s Unfinished Business

By Antony Taylor | January 19, 2025

Antony Taylor, Emeritus Professor of Modern British History, traces the history of support for electoral and constitutional reform within the Labour Party, and argues that…

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MPs with under a third of the vote: Lessons from Papua New Guinea

By Martin Linton | December 20, 2024

Democracy campaigners often point to the experiences of countries across the world which have switched from First Past the Post to a more proportional voting…

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A little light reading

By Admin | July 14, 2024

  Since the general election on 4 July, media channels have been buzzing with calls for PR. In case you missed them, here are a few…

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Labour admits first past the post is flawed, and GE24 proves it. We need PR

By Admin | July 10, 2024

Labour has gone directly from opposition to governing with a strong majority for only the second time in our party’s history. It’s an outstanding achievement…

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Public support for PR is at an all-time high

By Admin | June 19, 2024

A new report from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) shows that public support for PR among adults in the UK is at an…

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