2023 saw more money donated as part of Make Votes Matter crowdfunders than in any previous year, the campaign group for Proportional Representation (PR) has revealed. Make Votes Matter’s announcement comes as parliamentarians and campaigners have penned a joint letter to Keir Starmer urging him to commit to Proportional Representation for general elections. Photo credit: Element5 Digital

Make Votes Matter was invited to give oral evidence to the Senedd Reform Bill Committee in Cardiff Bay regarding the Welsh government’s electoral reform proposals. Committee members heard that democracy is far more effective when it is more representative of the diverse views and experiences of the population.

Westminster is not working - not for Scotland or for the rest of the UK. This was the conclusion of a packed MVM fringe event at SNP Conference bringing together senior SNP figures at Westminster and prominent democracy campaigners. Speaking at the event, Tommy Sheppard MP described First Past the Post as “a corrupt system…[that] allows a minority to govern against the majority and fuels alienation within politics.”

Appetite for political reform is overwhelming, with voters that have abandoned the Conservatives since 2019 much more strongly in favour of democratic reform than current Conservative voters, new polling conducted for Make Votes Matter has found.

It is not the case that electoral systems are ultimately a choice between fair representation and political stability, according to a new study released by Make Votes Matter. Comprehensive analysis spanning five decades and 17 established western parliamentary democracies reveals that Proportional Representation (PR), rather than an impediment to political stability, can if anything facilitate a more stable politics.

Hundreds of activists descended on Westminster today demanding MPs of all parties take action in support of Proportional Representation as part of a mass lobby of Parliament: Sort The System.

Voters are disillusioned with the UK political system and open to reform, new polling conducted for Make Votes Matter has revealed. The survey showed that 48% of people think the political system is failing to deliver for the people, compared to only 20% that believe it is working well. This indictment comes amid growing calls for political reform.

Proportional Representation is essential to repairing Britain’s broken politics, democracy campaigners said today on the eve of a mass lobby of Parliament: Sort The System.

On Tuesday 18th April, Make Votes Matter held an online rally to hear why Sort The System - The Lobby for Equal Votes - is going to be our biggest opportunity yet to make the case for Proportional Representation. Hear from senior politicians, democracy leaders and supporters about why mass lobbies like Sort The System are important - and why now is the time!

On 13th April, around 80 people came together for an MVM Oxon-organised debate on PR. Speakers included Oxford West & Abingdon MP, Layla Moran, and MVM’s CEO, Klina Jordan.