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LCER bases its support for proportional representation on the belief that PR systems are more democratic than FPTP, but also on evidence that PR voting systems are associated with societies with higher levels of social and economic equality; with higher levels of public spending and redistribution;
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meant that the Labour Party conference of 2020 was held online. By the 2021 conference, around half of all CLPs had passed resolutions in favour of PR, and over 150 CLPs submitted conference motions calling for Labour to back PR. 80% of CLP delegates voted in favour of the composite motion, but it
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commented on the issue during his leadership campaign: "I also think on electoral reform, we've got to address the fact that millions of people vote in safe seats and they feel their vote doesn't count. That's got to be addressed." However, it was subsequently reported that Starmer has a
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At the Labour Party Conference in September 2022, delegates from CLPs and trade unions voted overwhelmingly in favour of adopting proportional representation. The motion was not binding on the party leadership, but did commit the party to including PR in its election manifesto.
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system (FPTP) as "unfair and deeply flawed, leading to voter apathy, disaffection with politics, and parliaments which don't represent the people". It campaigns for FPTP to be replaced with an electoral system which is "broadly proportional, and in which all votes matter".
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LCER campaigns on a range of constitutional issues associated with accountability, democracy and governance; its flagship campaign is for proportional representation in the House of Commons, which it argues is a precondition for other democratic reforms to be effective.
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and Politics for the Many. LCER is distinct from these other organisations in that it focuses its efforts on promoting proportional representation within the Labour Party. This is driven by the belief that a change to the UK's voting system can only come about via
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Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, during which Labour spent most of its time in opposition, support for LCER increased steadily among both Labour members and elected representatives, with motions on electoral reform being tabled at the
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umbrella group, but following the heavy and widely predicted defeat of the "Yes" campaign, LCER's activities fell into abeyance for several years, with activists exhausted and the organisation having spent almost all its money.
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called it a "miserable little compromise", and some leading proponents of electoral reform considered AV to be such a poor system that they voted for the status quo. LCER did support AV in the 2011 referendum, via the
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will never support PR, because First Past the Post gives them such a big electoral advantage. The smaller parties already support PR, but lack the influence to bring about change. Only Labour can drive the
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was defeated owing to an overwhelming vote against by the affiliated trade unions, most of which at the time did not have policy on electoral reform. By October 2021, the trade union
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almost every year. In 1990, the party conference voted narrowly to commission an inquiry into electoral systems; LCER is widely credited in bringing this about. The inquiry, led by
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LCER does not advocate the introduction of a specific system of proportional representation, believing that the selection of a new voting system should be the work of a
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passing resolutions in favour of PR, and increasing interest from trade unions. In September 2020, LCER joined with a number of other groups and Labour MPs to launch
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IVERSEN, TORBEN; SOSKICE, DAVID (May 2006). "Electoral Institutions and the Politics of Coalitions: Why Some Democracies Redistribute More Than Others".
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also voted to support proportional representation. Other unions that have declared their support for proportional representation include the
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To ensure that the Constitutional Convention already promised in Labour's manifesto, includes in its remit a consideration of voting systems
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To include in its election manifesto a commitment to establishing a broadly proportional voting system at all levels of government
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Cook, R. (2003). Where Do We Go from Here? Chapter 9 in Point of Departure: Diaries from the Front Bench. Simon & Schuster. (
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Many Labour MPs past and present have supported LCER and its activities. In the past, this included such high-profile figures as
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LCER originated in the 1970s as the Labour Study Group for Electoral Reform. After Labour lost power to the Conservatives in the
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LCER has prominent supporters from both the left and the right wings of the Labour party. It is currently chaired by former MP
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co-wrote the foreword to a report jointly written by LCER with Make Votes Matter. Other current supporters include MPs
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wearing a Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform t-shirt at a demonstration for electoral reform in February 2022
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Dommett, K (2013). "A miserable little compromise? Exploring Liberal Democrat fortunes in the UK coalition".
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Curtice, John (2013). "Politicians, voters and democracy: The 2011 UK referendum on the Alternative Vote".
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Cole, Matt (1999). "Party policy and electoral reform: A survey of developments, motives and prospects".
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Curtice, John (2011). "The Death of a Miserable Little Compromise: The Alternative Vote Referendum".
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announced a referendum on electoral reform in return for the support of the Liberal Democrats in a
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and councillor Duncan Enright as vice-chairs. Former CEO of the Electoral Reform Society
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The Many, Not the Few: Proportional Representation and Labour in the 21st Century
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Patterns of democracy: government forms and performance in thirty-six countries
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To reject first-past-the-post voting for elections at all levels of government
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Since 2022, LCER has hosted the Labour for a New Democracy (L4ND) campaign.
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Political Report 1996-7 (Report). Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform.
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Norris, Pippa (1995). "The politics of electoral reform in Britain".
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The organisation works closely with other organisations promoting
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explored possible voting systems on behalf of incumbent Labour
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had changed its policy to back proportional representation.
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and with a lower propensity to engage in violent conflict.
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Walker, Peter; Allegretti, Aubrey (26 September 2022).
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Activity has increased steadily since 2015, with many
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The Labour Party and the Westminster electoral system
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Sandy Martin
Official website
Labour Party
first-past-the-post voting
electoral reform in the UK
Make Votes Matter
Electoral Reform Society
Conservatives
1979 general election
Robin Cook
Jeff Rooker
Martin Linton
party conference
Professor Raymond Plant
supplementary vote
Jenkins Commission
Liberal Democrat
Lord Jenkins
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
David Cameron
governing coalition
referendum
instant-runoff voting
Deputy Prime Minister
Nick Clegg
Yes2AV
Constituency Labour Parties
COVID pandemic

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