Archive: Proportional Representation

Massive AV defeat ends a disastrous night for Lib Dems

Ballot papers for AV referendum are handled at Manchester Central.

Voters have rejected AV by an astonishing majority, ending a disastrous 24 hours for the Liberal Democrats.

No to AV enter final week with huge lead

Cameron: I know AV is wrong 'in my guts'

Labour confronts AV divisions

Ashdown launches stinging attack on PM

Paddy Ashdown said there had been a `breach of faith` by the Tories.

David Cameron has presided over a campaign of "downright lies", Paddy Ashdown has said.

Britain goes to the polls on coalition's day of reckoning

Time to vote. Photo: Electoral Commission

An electoral reform referendum, local elections and elections to the devolved administrations all took place today.

Bookies bank on No to AV win

Looking glum? The Yes to AV campaign is facing long odds

Bookies have all but written off a victory for Yes to AV at tomorrow's referendum, saying there was "no serious backing" for a surprise win.

Miliband attacks 'poser' Clegg

A 'no' campaign stunt outside a 'yes' campaign rally. Photo: www.politicalpictures.co.uk

Ed Miliband refused to share a referendum platform with Nick Clegg because the Liberal Democrat leader "shocked" Britain, he has claimed.

Clegg sees silver lining in referendum campaign

The AV referendum has helped 'amplify' the differences between the coalition parties, Nick Clegg has admitted.

Left appeals for yes vote against Tory 'divide and rule'

Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne is among the article's authors

Politics under the first-past-the-post system is "unfair", progressives are arguing before Thursday's referendum on electoral reform.

Public 'don't care' about AV referendum

Alternative vote referendum: Do they really care?

Public opinion about the AV referendum is unpredictable because most people are not interested, a leading elections academic has said.

No to AV enter final week with huge lead

Two new polls show the public want to keep first-past-the-post.

Two news polls have shown the 'no' campaign storming ahead in the alternative vote referendum.

AV battle consumes Labour

Alan Johnson said opposing electoral reform was against the principles of the Labour party.

Labour's divide over the alternative vote has widened further as the bitter battle to win over the party's supporters intensifies.

Farron: Thatcher pursued 'organised wickedness'

Tim Farron said first-past-the-post had given Margaret Thatcher a `veneer of legitimacy`.

Tim Farron has described Margaret Thatcher's government as "organised wickedness".

Referendum fight focuses on Labour

Peter Mandelson is the latest big-hitter to fight for the 'yes' campaign

Peter Mandelson has joined the fray as the struggle for Labour voters' support on the alternative vote intensifies.

Expenses anger 'won't help alternative vote'

A Yes To Fairer Votes poster highlighting MPs' `complacency`. Photo: Anna Gordon

Appealing to the public's expenses anger is unlikely to win over referendum voters to the 'yes' campaign, research has suggested.

Voting experts reject first-past-the-post

Yes camp might fare better if electorate consisted solely of academics

First-past-the-post has been unanimously rejected by a group of respected academics.

Clegg: You can judge a voting system by its friends

Nick Griffin, leader of the far-right BNP. Clegg argued that a voting system can be judged by its supporters.

The current voting system can be judged by the fact that its supporters include the BNP and the Communist party, Nick Clegg has said.

Clegg: 'Daft to vote no to AV because of me'

Senior Lib Dems have accused the 'no' campaign of `politics of the gutter` for their attacks on Mr Clegg.

Nick Clegg has downplayed the effect his unpopularity could have in the AV referendum.

Labour drifting into No to AV camp despite Miliband support

Leading by example? Most Labour MPs back a 'no' vote despite Ed Miliband's efforts.

Ed Miliband's enthusiastic support for AV has failed to prevent his MPs drifting to the 'no' camp.

'Shock' and 'disgust' as AV campaign gets personal

Happier days? Warsi, on the right, and Huhne, three back on the left, are engaged in a bad-tempered public dispute.

Senior Liberal Democrats have expressed "shock" and "disgust" at the campaign being run by their coalition partners in the No to AV camp.

AV race hots up as Miliband and Cameron go head-to-head

Miliband and Cameron clash as AV race hots up

The referendum on AV heated up significantly today as David Cameron and Ed Miliband launched simultaneous campaign events.

Cameron: I know AV is wrong 'in my guts'

Cameron: `Obscure, unfair and expensive`

David Cameron's knows AV is wrong in his "guts", he told voters on a day that saw the debate on electoral reform cross party lines.

Miliband: Don't use AV vote to punish Clegg

Ed Miliband with (l to r) Alan Johnson, Vince Cable and Eddie Izzard. Photo: Anna Gordon

Voters should not use their vote at the AV referendum to punish Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband has said.

Ashdown and Cable lead Lib Dem resistance

Paddy Ashdown (r) with another coalition malcontent, Vince Cable

Paddy Ashdown has hit out at the chancellor and his Tory Cabinet colleagues' arguments against the alternative vote.

Osborne: The Yes to AV campaign 'stinks'

George Osborne has launched a spectacular attack on Yes to AV, highlighting alleged conflicts of interests in its funding.

Britain 'sleepwalking' into AV

Is Britain 'sleepwalking' into voting reform?

David Cameron has warned that Britain is "sleepwalking" into voting for AV, in a sign of increased concerns at Tory HQ that the 'yes' camp will clinch the deal.

Huhne and Warsi spat gets personal

The ongoing row between Chris Huhne and Baroness Warsi turned personal this weekend, as the energy secretary accused his colleague of "poisoning" politics.

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