Burnham to fight next election on pledge to change voting system
Summary
Andy Burnham, the UK prime minister and Labour Party leader, has announced that Labour will campaign in the next general election to change the UK's voting system. He plans to create a national commission to explore new voting methods and invited other parties to join in this effort.Key Facts
- Burnham made this pledge in his first speech as prime minister at the Labour party conference.
- The current UK voting system is called "first-past-the-post," where the candidate with the most votes wins in each area.
- Burnham supports moving to a proportional representation (PR) system, where seats better match the share of votes each party gets.
- Labour won a large majority in Parliament in 2024 with only 34% of the vote, which has increased calls for reform.
- About 100 Labour MPs recently supported a plan to create a commission to study new voting options.
- The Liberal Democrats support changing to PR and want it done before the next election, due by 2029.
- The Conservative Party likely opposes changing the current system.
- Burnham did not say who would lead the commission or when it would start work.
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