Two movement building days for everyone who wants to win Proportional Representation in years, not decades.

On Tuesday 11th December more than 150 activists from around 65 constituencies came to Westminster to lobby parliamentarians for a change in the way MPs are elected to the House of Commons.

It seems a long time ago, but we’re still buzzing from all the excitement of conference season and the wonderful, inspiring people we met along the way…

Our lobbying campaign aims to get people who want seats to match votes - people just like you - talking to their MPs about why First Past the Post (FPTP) must be replaced with a form of Proportional Representation. Dozens of meetings have taken place and the campaign is already making noise!

On Saturday 21st July, Make Votes Matter and Unlock Democracy took to the streets of Birmingham to host our biggest single event of the year - #FairVotesFestival. Local groups, volunteers, and first time activists all came together to urge parties across the political spectrum to back Proportional Representation.

Just one in three people believe British democracy is worth celebrating, so when the government announced a “week-long celebration of democracy” the movement to make votes matter organised the the biggest mobilisation for Proportional Representation in living memory!

Find out what happened on the day, read media coverage of the campaign during “National Democracy Week” , and get involved in the next stage of the campaign for real democracy in the UK.

Call for Proportional Representation on Saturday 30th June. It’s time for real democracy!

Data mining, dark ads, fake news, Russian bots… our voting system is acutely vulnerable to shady influences because of its fixation on marginal constituencies.

Typically, electoral reform is not the prerogative of Conservatives. The mere threat of it was nearly a deal breaker during the 2010 coalition talks with the Liberal Democrats, and Cameron’s crack negotiating team were only leveraged into accepting a referendum on the Alternative Vote by the threat of letting Gordon Brown slink back into Downing Street...

Last week’s reshuffle saw a notable departure. Chris Skidmore MP, Minister for the Constitution since Theresa May became Prime Minister in July 2016, was elevated to Vice-Chair of the Conservative Party and therefore left the role he had been in a year and a half.

His successor, Chloe Smith MP, takes up the role in a year that marks arguably the most momentous centenary in British democratic history: the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which granted some women the right to vote for the first time.

On Monday, Proportional Representation was finally back in Parliament, for the first full discussion of the issue in seven years.

The Westminster Hall debate was triggered by a government petition started over a year ago by Make Votes Matter co-founder Tim Ivorson, which gained over 103,495 signatures thanks to the work of diverse parties, organisations, activists and supporters.

Read on to find out what happened on the day, watch and share key moments of the debate and find out what happens next...

On Tuesday we held our second Alliance Building Conference (ABC) to plan the next phase of the cross-party campaign for Proportional Representation. The ABC was the culmination of an unbelievably busy month and a half in which we visited six different party conferences. Keep reading to find out what we got up to, and if you haven’t already, please consider donating to our Crowdfunder to support this vital work.

The petition for Proportional Representation has finally been scheduled for debate in Parliament, thanks to the work of organisations, parties and 103,495 individuals. Keep reading to find out how we all made it happen.

Tweet or email your MP to ask them to attend the debate on 30th October, listen to the arguments and back Proportional Representation for the UK!

We have a rare opportunity - the kind that might only come once in a generation.

In 2022 - or whenever the next general election takes place - we can wake up to a government set on replacing First Past the Post with a system of Proportional Representation fit for a real democracy.

Or we can wake up to what we’re used to: a government determined to keep Parliament, representation and government out of the hands of the voters.

The voting system has an impact on political and economic equality in society, with Proportional Representation meaning more women in politics and lower income inequality - as well as higher voter turnout and satisfaction.