Make Votes Matter Newcastle

Newcastle branch of @MakeVotesMatter, the cross-party campaign for #ProportionalRepresentation.

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

🎉 Join the Equal Votes Lobby this March! We've had over 500 people send letters to their MPs, with several meetings planned already. 🎉
https://t.co/NRWzcIxuDT

[Simon Lydiard FRSA 🇪🇺🇮🇪 @LydiardSimon]

@Labour4PR Vauxhall CLP voted this evening to support Proportional Representation.

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

Millions of us have votes that don't make a difference to our general elections, but it's still vital that we use them.

Millions of us have MPs that don't speak for us, but it's still vital we tell them it's time for fair votes.

Join the #EqualVotesLobby https://t.co/NRWzcIxuDT

[LCER @Labour4PR]

We are very pleased to announce that Eastbourne CLP @EastbourneCLP have become the 139th Constituency Labour Party to pass a motion supporting PR!
Thank you Eastbourne. Ask your CLP to pass a motion to support our campaign.
https://t.co/kEhijfp0l1

[Make Votes Matter Newcastle @MVM_Newcastle]

"It is impossible to argue that the UK’s first-past-the-post voting system is fair. As the 1983 and 2015 General Elections amply demonstrate, the number of seats secured by each party often has only a vague correspondence with votes." https://t.co/kRHcKugtdq

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

139 Constituency Labour Parties have now called for Proportional Representation - and the number keeps rising. @EastbourneCLP is the latest.

If you're a Labour member & your CLP isn't on this list, please table a @Labour4PR motion!
https://t.co/SdOTHY5fZU

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

There's a huge amount of activity going on across the movement for Proportional Representation. Here's some of the highlights from February.

Thank you to everyone who has taken action to #ChangeTheVotingSystem so far in 2020!
https://t.co/t3PIXRssen

[William Clouston SDP @WilliamClouston]

The cathartic #GE2019 has, for some, re-affirmed faith in the FPTP voting system. Politics as usual...? Not for me. Our system remains unfair to smaller parties and systematically locks out those challenging the exiting Lab/Con duopoly.

#TheSDPUK
#BreakTheMould
@MakeVotesMatter

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

Local people will be getting together tomorrow in Bournemouth to campaign for the end of First Past the Post.

Most democracies give their people a vote that counts. For the UK to join them, we need to #ChangeTheVotingSystem to Proportional Representation.
https://t.co/3Mia8woPmM

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

Electoral reform is not a technical issue.

It's about the kind of democracy we have, the kind of politics we get, and the kind of society we live.

First Past the Post does terrible harm to all three. So join the movement to #ChangeTheVotingSystem!
https://t.co/oawIcjkjFW

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

Do you have skills to offer to the movement for Proportional Representation?

Get in touch and volunteer to #ChangeTheVotingSystem!
https://t.co/ecZlgRyIi9

[Make Votes Matter Newcastle @MVM_Newcastle]

At #CP4G conference in Stockport. Thanks to @AndyWatson75 of @MVMWarrington for joining me.

[Make Votes Matter Newcastle @MVM_Newcastle]

Leafletting outside Lisa Nandy's Newcastle event this afternoon. @888Paula and @NickHartley were both very cold, but quite a bit of interest in PR from Labour members going in.

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

"We back Proportional Representation because, ultimately, we trust the people."

@labourlewis speaking at the @labour4pr AGM tonight.
#ChnageTheVotingSystem

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

"“I think they need to look at whether some form of Proportional Representation should replace first past the post. Some form of proportional representation would have the advantage of enabling compromise to occur between parties.”
https://t.co/zrIOtPiSUz

[Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform]

Clive Lewis to call on those still in the race for leader to back PR “We back electoral reform not because it might be good for us but because it’s good for all of us. We back it because we believe in the equal and powerful voice of all” https://t.co/oXwCZwqWzu

[LabourList @LabourList]

"For decades, I’ve witnessed the tragic attachment of Labour leaders to the poisoned chalice of first-past-the-post. Perhaps some history can help break the cycle..."

@AnthonyBarnett's short history of PR and message to leadership candidates: https://t.co/Ip9m1allxA

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

Labour Leadership candidates on Proportional Representation: what we know so far...

Lewis: ardent supporter
Thornberry: die-hard opposer
Starmer: open-minded
Phillips: 'quiet’ supporter
Nandy: perplexingly non-committal
Long Bailey: unknown
https://t.co/mJOXyRXZNl

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

"Three-quarters of Labour members believe the party should back Proportional Representation. Just 12% said it should not – a small minority that unfortunately includes some of the most influential Labour voices."
#ChangeTheVotingSystem
https://t.co/HmvVlWKjaC

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

If you believe Parliament should reflect the people and all votes should count equally, sign the petition for Proportional Representation.
#ChangeTheVotingSystem
https://t.co/BOhPuGiIA1