The tide is turning for our archaic first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system. Over 100 countries worldwide use some form of proportional representation (PR), while fewer than 50 still use FPTP. Sadly, while 40 out of 43 European countries use P
Labour Party members get it. But the Tory Party and the Labour leadership have chosen their partisan party interest over the interests of voters on the question of electoral reform, argues GET DR DONE! co-founder Alan Story in this debate with
We in GET PR DONE! are getting very tired of this situation. You may be fed up as well. The results come in from a general election. Many Conservative candidates become MPs again ---- especially in safe seats --- when the vote total of the cent
The Councils for PR Zoom launch session, hosted by Get PR Done! and Make Votes Matter.How councils can contribute to national political campaigns by passing resolutions. Many, for example, declared their recognition of the Climate Emergency.Our
Wales is often overlooked by electoral reform campaigners in the UK. Given the ongoing reforms occurring there, this is often to our collective detriment.Join GET PR DONE! at 7:00 pm on April 26th as we shine a spotlight on Wales and electoral
To explain the current political situation in Finland, its history and how PR works there, as well as the role and future prospects of the LEFT ALLIANCE, GET PR DONE! invited two guest speakers for a Zoom webinar: Danny Dorling: professor of ge
President of Fair Vote Canada, Réal Lavergne, and President of the Liberal Democrats, Dr Mark Pack, discuss experiences of PR from across the Atlantic and how lessons from Canada can be applied to British Politics.
Two Kiwi political activists, Phill Saxby (Labour) and Caroline Glass (Green) tell us how NZ ditched FPTP in 1993 and built a fair voting system…and how it operates.
Dr Jess Garland of the Electoral Reform Society speaking to GET PR DONE! on 29 July about the anti-democratic nature of the First Past the Post voting system.
Professor Dennis PilonYork University (Canada), Political ScienceDennis Pilon's research is available online, particularly his The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada's Electoral System - is available as a PDF. It deals with Canada but actuall
For proportional representation to win Labour Party support in Sept. 2021, trade union endorsement is essential. How do we do this?About this EventPolls show overwhelming support for PR among Labour Party members. And as of 1st March more than
Why the Labour Party in the UK should back electoral reform. Clive Lewis, Labour MP for Norwich South in conversation with Rhiannon Binns.For more information about Proportional Representation please visit: http://www.getprdone.org.uk for a mod
For more information about PR please visit http://getprdone.org.ukDownload a model motion from: https://www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.ukInvite a guest speaker on PR: https://www.makevotesmatter.org.uk/invite-a-speaker
Putting PR centre-stage for Labour: a conversation with Laura Parker.Monday, 15 FebruarySummary Winning over Labour is key to getting proportional representation (PR). A prominent party activist gives us “her personal take” on how this campaig
Two leading LibDems meet Get PR Done! to discuss breaking the political mould by converting people in the country and at Westminster to PR.About this EventCovid, Brexit, levelling up, red/blue wall, dissatisfaction in the country. Voting reform
Some have suggested that Proportional Representation is a threat to the Labour Party's prominence and values. Jeremy Gilbert disagrees; he sees PR as an opportunity for Labour, and particularly those on the left.Following on from Clive Lewis MP