Campaigns
A democratic House of Lords, regional government that works, and reversing the Tories' attempts to disenfranchise voters.
about pr
PR for the House of Commons is LCER's flagship campaign. Without PR, other democratic reforms will be only partially effective.
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L4ND
LCER hosts L4ND, a coalition of groups campaigning for Labour to back proportional representation.
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news and opinion
Fair Elections in Focus: Parliament Holds Landmark Debate on Proportional Representation
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
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
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
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
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
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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