How could Great Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area
New analysis from More in Common suggests that adopting proportional representation in the UK would likely end single-party majorities. The research highlights how different voting systems could lead to coalition or minority governments, a topic currently under review by a new national commission.
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Electoral reform is a significant political shift that could fundamentally alter the balance of power and governance in the United Kingdom.
Composite: The Guardian Composite: The Guardian Electoral reform How could Great Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems
New analysis produced exclusively for the Guardian reveals how different voting systems would return significantly different seat totals in the UK parliament, based on recent polling.
While the current first past the post (FPTP) system could leave Labour short of a majority with 250 seats, the modelling shows how proportional systems would be likely to reduce the number of seats given to the leading party – and give the UK a more finely balanced parliament that better represents the votes people cast.
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