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Voting Reform

Voting is central to democracy, for most people it is their only political act. We need a system that allows everyone to be represented fairly and gives a voice to minorities because our first-past-the-post system distorts the wishes of the people.

Policy Issues

Unlocking the Sound Bites

Voting Systems

Electoral Facts and Figures

Electoral Reform and its Implementation

Voting systems

Participation and Voting
Central Lobby Bulletin Vol.4 No.4 Spring Issue 2002
Posted 2nd August 2002

Voting Reform: Votes at 16 Inquiry
Central Lobby Bulletin Vol.4 No.5 Summer Issue 2002
Posted 31st July 2002

Unlocking the Policies - voting reform
Posted 23 March 2001

The Alternative Vote Plus and UK General Elections
The Report of the Independent Commission on the Voting System - A summary.

Alternative Vote (pure) versus AV+
Posted 19th July 2000

A Guide to Voting Systems in the UK
By Angela Smith-Hughes. (Large file)

Electoral Facts and Figures

The 90 most marginal - where your vote may actually count. Posted 25 April 2001

Unlocking the Policies - Election figures Posted 18 April 2001

The 90 most marginal Labour seats, the loss of which would deprive the Government of its majority Posted 18 April 2001

Tactical voting at the 1997 general election Posted 18 April 2001

Constituencies where the BME vote could most easily affect the result Posted 18 April 2001

The gender gap - voting by gender Posted 18 April 2001

The gender gap - Women MPs elected in 1997 standing in marginal seats Posted 18 April 2001

Unlocking the Policies - voting reform Posted 18 April 2001

General Election Results 1945 - 1997

Charter88's submission to the Jenkins Commission
The Report of the Independent Commission on the Voting System in March 1998.

Electoral Reform - its implementation

E-democracy online voting
Central Lobby Vol.4 No.3 Winter 2002
Posted 27th February 2002

Electoral Reform and votes at 16
Central Lobby Vol.4 No.3 Winter 2002
Posted 27th February 2002

Electoral Reform Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.4 No.2 Autumn 2001
Posted 16 November 2001

Voting Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.4 No.2 Autumn 2001
Posted 16 November 2001

Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates Bill) Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.4 No.2 Autumn 2001
Posted 16 November 2001

Electoral Reform
Posted 27th July 2001

Voting reform should not be overlooked Posted 13 June 2001

Unlocking the Policies - implications of electoral reform Posted 23 March 2001

Electoral Reform Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.3 No.5 December 2000
Posted 3rd January 2001

The New Zealand PR Experience History Repeating versus Lessons from the Past .

Electoral - The Labour Party will debate Lord Jenkins' proposals for electoral reform at its conference next year. Supporters of reform have a battle ahead to win the hearts and minds of Labour MPs, says David Lipsey. Citizen Magazine Posted 24 November 1999

Voting Reform Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.3 No.4 September/October 2000
Posted 15th September 2000

Why democrats should support AV+
Posted 23rd August 2000

Peter Mandelson on Electoral Reform speaking at the Make Votes Count Lecture
Posted 30 June 2000.

Party Funding - Bill Clears the Commons, Electoral Commission, 2nd Reading Debate, House of Lords Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol. 3 No 1
Posted 17 May 2000.

Voting Reform - Representation of the People Bill Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol. 3 No 1
Posted 17 May 2000.

Voting Reform Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol. 3 No 1
Posted 25 February 2000.

Voting Reform Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol. 2 No 6
Posted 10 December 1999.

Voting Reform Charter88's response to the Queen's Speech.

Voting Reform Central Lobby, Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 5
September/October 1999.

The dangerous rise of political apathy
the real meaning of the Euro election results in Citizen. Posted 19th July 1999.

Voting reform
Central Lobby, Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 4, June/July 1999

Voting reform
Central Lobby, Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 3, April/May 1999

Voting Reform
Parliamentary Bulletin, Central Lobby, February/March 1999.