30 July 2022
This week, Jack Lenox successfully proposed a motion which means Lancaster City Council has joined calls to make the voting system for parliamentary elections more democratic. The motion, as part of the Makes Votes Matter campaign, calls on the government to introduce Proportional Representation (PR) to elections for the House of Commons.
Jack said "I'm absolutely delighted the 'Councils for PR' motion passed with cross-party support from so many councillors. I believe the greatest problems we currently face as a country stem from a lack of proper representation of our people. For example, we – the British public – have consistently shown widespread support for greater climate action, but our elected representatives at Westminster continue to fall short. And the past few weeks have shown just how urgent this issue now is. We desperately need things to change."
The UK is one of only two countries in Europe to use First Past the Post exclusively to elect Members of Parliament, the other being Belarus. Under the current system, 71% of voters were unable to affect the last election.
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