London Labour Supports Green Call for Debate on Electoral Reform

The motion, proposed by Green London Assembly Member Darren Johnson, called for the London Mayor to support a debate on electoral reform for election to the House of Commons.

It was supported by Labour and Liberal Democrat Members and passed 11 votes to 5.

Darren said:

“A growing coalition is recognising that there’s a clear appetite for debating the system we use to elect politicians in London. I hope the national Labour party will follow the example of their London colleagues, and call for a proper debate on electoral reform.

“In the recent General Election one in seven Londoners voted for a party that got no representation in our city. The Mayor was wrong to dismiss proportional systems out of hand, and need only look to theLondon Assembly to show that PR can work. ”

The full motion text reads:

“This Assembly notes the recent General Election results in London and the ensuing debate about electoral reform. This Assembly believes that electoral reform for the House of Commons should be debated.

“This Assembly notes the Mayor’s inaccurate statement on LBC on the 12th May that ‘we have had a referendum on PR’, and calls on him to support a full debate on electoral reform.”

The Green Party have joined a cross-party campaign led by the Electoral Reform Society and Unlock Democracy to call for reform of the electoral system (1).

Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, said:

“The case for electoral reform is stronger than ever. Millions of people in Britain were disenfranchised at the last election, as the creaking old voting system failed to take into account people’s views in our new multi-party politics.

“If this Government is serious about re-energising our politics, they must look seriously at constitutional changes which allow people’s opinions to be better represented in the House of Commons.”

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