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185 MPs back amendment to set up National Commission on Electoral Reform

A cross-party group of 185 MPs has backed an amendment calling for an independent National Commission on Electoral Reform.

APPG members make the case for Proportional Representation in Westminster Hall debate

Members of the APPG for Fair Elections took part in a Westminster Hall debate on First Past the Post on 24 June 2026.

Representation of the People Bill delayed until September

The Bill will now return to the House of Commons on Wednesday 2 September 2026.

Over 90 MPs sign amendment to force rethink of ‘broken’ UK voting system [updated]

More than 60 MPs have signed our amendment to the Representation of the People Bill.

Ministers cap overseas donations and pause crypto

The APPG for Fair Elections welcomes action in response to the Rycroft Review

Win on Electoral Commission independence

The Government will restore the full independence of the Electoral Commission – one of our APPG’s key objectives

Representation of the People Bill: 2nd Reading

Strong support for electoral reform at 2nd Reading of the Representation of the People Bill

Election experts sound alarm on First Past the Post

Over fifty leading academics wrote to the Government to warn First Past the Post risks distorted results on an “unprecedented” scale

Representation of the People Bill published

The APPG welcomes the introduction of the Representation of the People Bill – and calls on the Government to go further

MPs debate Russian influence on UK politics

MPs of the APPG for Fair Elections took part in a petition debate on the Russian influence in British politics