It's time for change

The Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform want 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 want to replace the First Past the Post voting system with a more proportional system in which all votes count.

The Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform also seeks to campaign on wider constitutional reforms which encourage openness, transparency and accessibility in politics.

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…

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…

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…

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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