The UK is one of very few nations that still use the outdated ‘first past the post’ electoral system, which systematically discriminates against smaller parties. The Green Party won 6.7% of the popular vote in the 2024 general election and only 0.6% of the seats in the House of Commons. We need a system that allows the votes of everyone to count, unlike the current system that guarantees the two biggest parties control of government.
Want to find out more? Try watching these Youtube talks on Electoral Reform:
1) Dennis Pilon: Myths, damn myths and voting system change – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfsadJpb-Qw
2) How other countries changed their electoral systems – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsQg1v7ahUo
3) Dennis Pilon on electoral reform: lessons learned and reasons for hope – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnE8nZ2xC60
Or you could watch the video of our 2023 ‘Truth for a Change’ event on Representative Democracy here: https://northherts.greenparty.org.uk/2023/07/09/rep-democracy-video/