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When 60% of people believe wealthy donors give money to gain influence, trust in democracy suffers. Without limits on donations, we’re leaving our politics vulnerable to the influence of the ultra-rich. The time for finance reform is now.

We're asking the government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform. It should be an independent review to build consensus for changing the electoral system for the Westminster Parliament. Add your name today: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

For the first time since it was abolished by the previous government, the traditional Supplementary Vote (SV) system will be in use for today's Manchester Mayoral by-election. Here's why that was the right decision.

Since 1993 Italy has changed its voting system on a semi-regular basis, as politicians try to get a result they want. It's now Georgia Meloni’s turn to have a go at redesigning their elections.

Electoral reform is ultimately about who holds power. Britain's voting system should let power flow up from voters, not be randomly handed out by an outdated electoral system.

Under proposals approved by Italy's Chamber of Deputies, the country’s electoral system would be replaced by a new one, where any coalition winning more than 42% of the 'national electoral figure' would get up to 70 bonus seats – so they could govern with a majority.

Keir Starmer leaves office with a mixed democratic legacy. His government delivered some significant constitutional reforms, and started the process for more, but left Westminster's voting system untouched.

Hopefully, the difference is that Trudeau only started talking about it in the run-up to his election and was never very committed, whereas Burnham has been actively campaigning for this for years. Fingers crossed anyway!

We talk about that in the article you are replying to.

There is a good, more in-depth piece on the change by @leonardocarella.bsky.social here: fruitsandvotes.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/i...

If politicians want stability, they should take a look at themselves, not manipulate voting rules to engineer an outcome. Democracy means accepting the actual will of the voters, not reshaping it for convenience. electoral-reform.org.uk/proposed-ita...

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Launching an independent commission in the first 100 days of his premiership to look at how to make Parliament properly reflect the way the country votes would be a crucial first step towards realising his vision.

Keir Starmer once said Labour had to address the fact that "millions of people vote in safe seats and they feel their vote doesn't count", but he left Westminster's voting system unchanged.

A solid majority of Labour members back PR, as do eight of the 11 Labour-affiliated trade unions, and there is a growing caucus of MPs now calling for electoral reform that spans all wings and factions of the party. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Andy Burnham understands that the way we elect politicians shapes the way they do politics. When all votes matter, politicians have to look beyond their core vote to win.

As the number of parties that could conceivably win a seat increases, so does the difficulty of working out the best way to use your vote. We shouldn't have to work around our voting system, it should work around us. buff.ly/BYEPLLW

Keir Starmer's ending of the automatic right of hereditary peers to be able to sit and vote in the House of Lords was a landmark reform. But he avoided the largest issue facing our democracy, that millions of votes have no impact on the result.

Andy Burnham has repeatedly argued that proportional representation can create "a more collaborative politics" focused on "problem-solving", not point scoring. Now he's prime minister he should put his beliefs into action.

When voters have to second-guess every choice and rely on polls for 'who can win here', democracy suffers. We should be able to vote for who we believe in, not worry about “who can stop the others”