Electoral Reform
Alternative Vote is “even less proportional” than status quo
Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced that there would be a commitment in the next Labour manifesto to hold a referendum on changing the electoral system for Westminster to one that uses the "Alternative Vote" method. But it is not a proportional system and can actually be less proportional than our current First Past the Post system.
Clegg: “Half Britain’s seats have not changed hands in my lifetime”
Nick Clegg's speech at the Liberal Democrat conference yesterday contained a fascinating section on the unfairness of the British electoral system: "Nearly half of Britain’s constituencies have elected the same party in every election since I was born?"
Mandelson: “Electoral reform will be addressed in the coming months”
Lord Mandelson today confirmed that the Government was seriously contemplating holding a referendum on electoral reform.