Conservative Action for Electoral Reform

CAER was founded in 1974, after an election in which the Conservatives won more votes than Labour but fewer seats.

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

CAER at conference: Interest in proportional representation is growing among members https://t.co/xrEaIMmzKx

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

Only one third of voters and one fifth of the total electorate voted Labour in the 2024 election. Their majority was caused by the voting system, not the voters. https://t.co/Zcl1dQw9Ce

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

Every new legislature in my long lifetime has been elected on a proportional system, and the Conservatives in them have done a fantastic job. Imagine if the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Senedd or the London Assembly were first past the post. https://t.co/Zcl1dQw9Ce

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

A move to proportional representation will happen at some point, and the party needs to do it’s thinking on the issue now. https://t.co/Zcl1dQw9Ce

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

Emma Best, a Conservative member of the Greater London Assembly, made an impassioned case for the Conservative party to engage with the debate on electoral reform. https://t.co/Zcl1dQw9Ce

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

Thanks to everyone who came to our event at conference this year. The event was vibrant, lively, and stimulated some good questions and comments from the members present. https://t.co/xrEaIMn7A5

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

Why the Tories should back proportional representation.
https://t.co/jSTrcJNg3a

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

As @Mr_John_Oxley writes, "The Conservative Party has thrived through electoral changes before, from the Reform Act to universal suffrage. There is no good reason to believe PR would be a stake through its heart." https://t.co/jSTrcJNg3a

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

Proportional representation will likely happen in our lifetime -Conservatives need to be involved. We can't let a new electoral system be designed in a left-wing silo. https://t.co/rNfp39Ab2c

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

Are you worried that proportional representation would "lock the Tories out of government forever"? That's not what the experience of countries around the world suggests would happen. https://t.co/jSTrcJNg3a

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

In Bracknell Forest, the Conservative group lost a 66 per cent drop in seats, from just a six per cent decline in vote-share compared to 2019. First Past the Post can work against us just as easily as it can work for us. https://t.co/v3JP61fMU0

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

Competition drives up standards and drives down undesirable practices. It’s time that we install more, not less of that, into the electoral process. https://t.co/dzmN5O5Avw

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

The first 1974 election saw the travesty of Labour securing more seats with fewer votes than the Conservatives. As voters realign, there is no guarantee that we will benefit from First Past the Post. https://t.co/rNfp39Ab2c

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

The dynamics of politics would change dramatically if we moved away from First Past the Post. And it's the Right that could benefit from fragmentation under a proportionate system. https://t.co/jSTrcJNNSI

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

A sense of fair play is missing in local elections - Conservative voters deserve to be represented wherever they are. https://t.co/YAXE8YNP6o

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

In Bracknell Forest, the Conservatives secured just 24 per cent of the seats despite winning 42 per cent of the vote. Meanwhile, Labour won 22 seats, or 54 per cent of the total available, on just 30 per cent of the vote. https://t.co/v3JP61fMU0

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

With proportional representation we’d see greater representation in areas we’ve rarely even competed in, allowing us to build conservative values across the nation. https://t.co/dzmN5O52FY

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

The Single Transferable Vote broke open Scotland’s one-party socialist fiefdoms https://t.co/eOh8WqPSve

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

For two centuries, the Conservatives led the way and thrived after, the major reforms to our electoral system, be it Disraeli's second Great Reform Act in 1867 or Stanley Baldwin's 1928 Equal Franchise Act, which gave all women the vote. https://t.co/rNfp39Ab2c

[Conservative Action for Electoral Reform @ConElectReform]

The Conservatives have traditionally benefitted from every other expansion of democracy. https://t.co/jSTrcJNg3a