A poll today shows support for some form of PR

Poll shows support for PR

Poll shows support for PR

By politics.co.uk staff

Nearly half the public wants some form of proportional representation for future elections, according to a new poll.

An ICM survey for the Sunday Telegraph shows that 48% backed a new voting system, with 39% wanting to keep first past the post.

A third of those polled favoured a Conservative /Liberal Democrat coalition while 32%, just one point less, wanting a Labour/Liberal coalition and 18% wanted a minority Tory government.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg are continuing discussions on a coalition, but it is believed that electoral reform is a sticking point. The Independent on Sunday reports the Tories will limit their offer to a parliamentary committee but nothing more, on a ‘take it or leave it’ basis.