Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform

LCER is a network of Labour members and supporters campaigning for a participatory democracy in which everyone feels they have a meaningful stake. Our vision is of a politics which works to bring our society together. 

We are campaigning to replace the First Past the Post voting system with a more proportional system in which all votes count.

We also support wider democratic reforms which encourage openness, transparency and accessibility in politics.

lcer YOUTH EVENT

WHAT ABOUT THE HOUSE OF LORDS?

thursday 7 march, 7.30pm, via zoom

Speakers include Professor Richard Whitaker (University of Leicester), Sandy Martin (LCER Chair), Nic Hesper (LCER Equalities Officer), and Josh Goldman (LCER Youth member), who will give their different opinions on how the House of Lords could be reformed – followed by an open discussion. The event will be chaired by LCER's Reed James.

The event is open to all - you don't have to be young!

speakers

Campaigns

A democratic House of Lords, regional government that works, and resisting the Tories' attempts to disenfranchise voters.

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about pr

PR for the House of Commons is LCER's flagship campaign. Without PR, other democratic reforms will be only partially effective.

>> Learn more

request a speaker

LCER is happy to supply a speaker for a meeting of your branch or constituency Labour Party, trade union, or other group.

>> Request a speaker

take action

Everyone (even people who are very busy indeed) can do something for our campaign. Take a look!

>> Take action

L4ND

LCER hosts L4ND, a coalition of groups campaigning for Labour to back proportional representation.

>> Visit L4ND's website

resources

Books, articles, videos, press cuttings, model resolutions and more.

>> Resources

about lcer

Read about LCER's history and campaigns; meet the Executive and the L4ND staff.

>> Read more

manage membership

LCER members: follow this link to check or amend your membership or subscription details.

>> Membership website

news and opinion

📊 New research by @MakeVotesMatter shows there's no evidence that Proportional Representation leads to political instability.

In fact, on 8 out of 10 measures of stability, democracies with PR outperform those with First Past the Post.

🧵 (1/4)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/17/cabinet-ministers-last-average-of-eight-months

Labour4PR members are in Milton Keynes today to canvas in support of the brilliant @chriscurtis94!

#LabourDoorstep
#Labour4PR 🌹

👏 Congratulations to the new Leader of the Welsh Labour Party, @vaughangething

🌹 Wales has led the way on democratic reform. We look forward to continuing to work for a democracy fit for the 21st century - in the Senedd and in Westminster

Do you believe a fairer, more democratic voting system is possible?

So do we!

Join our growing movement and get involved in the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform today!

https://www.labourcampaignforelectoralreform.org.uk/pages/join

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Labour, the Unions and Proportional Representation

By LCER | February 1, 2024

A new article in the Political Quarterly discusses the role of Labour and the Trade Unions in reforming our political system. The article, by Cameron…

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400 CLPs and counting

By LCER | October 1, 2023

On Friday 15 September, Milngavie and Clydebank CLP became the 400th Constituency Labour Party to pass a motion calling for Proportional Representation for the House…

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Not a priority? We beg to differ

By LCER | September 10, 2023

Looking back over the past few years, the campaign for PR has made huge strides. Last year’s Labour Party conference voted overwhelmingly to back electoral…

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The Labour movement supports electoral reform – and expects party policy to reflect that

By Hannah Rich | July 18, 2023

This weekend, Labour’s National Policy Forum (NPF) will deliberate and agree upon Labour’s draft ‘party programme’. Not to be confused with the manifesto – which…

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400,000 could be put off voting by compulsory photo-ID

By Martin Linton | July 1, 2023

It seemed like a fairly small number when the Electoral Commission announced that 0.25% of people who tried to vote at the local elections in…

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‘Electoral reform has gone from niche to consensus view – Labour must back PR’

By Abbie Jones and David Ward | June 20, 2023

This article originally appeared as an article in LabourList dated 16 June 2023 “The flaws in the current voting system are contributing to the distrust…

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