UPDATED JULY 5TH, 2010 The BBC says a referendum on changing the UK’s voting system is planned for May 5th, 2011.
A vote on changing from first-past-the-post to the alternative vote (AV) could be held on the day of Holyrood, Welsh Assembly and English local elections. But the government must first get it through Parliament and may face a rebellion by Tory MPs. View the full BBC article.
OUR POLL shows 77% of our respondents in favour of reform. Vote here (Click).
On May 8th, 2010 a new Politics/Elections poll was created in reaction to calls in the UK for electoral reform following the election.
Vote here in “Is it time to change the First Past the Post sytem?”
There is an online petition (click here) which as of July 5th has 47,972 signatures so far and a Twitter campaign.
The Electoral Commission says “19th Century political system continues to deny millions of voters a say in our politics, producing unrepresentative governments and unaccountable politicians. It stands in the way of 21st Century politics.”
