One Voting System for Them, Another for Us

When was the last time someone was elected to the Westminster Parliament by Proportional Representation?

You might be surprised. It was June 2021, when the Conservative hereditary peers voted to choose three lawmakers for the House of Lords.

This video tells the story of that election, visualising how the Conservative peers can take advantage of transferable voting that lets them represent their true intentions without guesswork, even as the current government tries to strip choice away form the rest of us.

Other organisations to get involved with include:
Best for Britain
Compass
Fair Vote in the USA

Credits: House of Lords CC-BY-SA Henry Lawford, Bercow CC-BY UK Parliament. Script help from Jonny Nexus. Doughnut visualisation by myself, based originally on stages2 CC-BY James Bligh.

I'm consdering developing the STV visualisation into a package that can be installed on websites, please get in touch if interested. Copyright Ian McDonald (@drianmcdonald on Twitter), acting alone, shared CC-BY-SA.