Newsletter: Join the Demo for Democracy
The Demo for Democracy is being held to demand Proportional Representation for elections to the House of Commons. Organised by Make Votes Matter, it is on the anniversary of the most disproportionate election result in modern times.
As Liberal Democrats, we should be in the forefront of the campaign for electoral reform - so pass this on to your local party and get as many people as you can to come along.
Last year's rally for electoral reform saw a strong Lib Dem presence.
Conference Report
A lively Spring Conference at York saw us recruit several new members, with over 50 party members signing up to our mailing list. Thank you to all those who visited the stall, and particularly to those who helped out: Crispin Allard, John Cochrane, Lisa French, Cliff Grout, Denis Mollison and Richard Lawrie, plus Ed Molloy from ERS.
We decided not to run a fringe event this year, instead supporting events organised by others:
- The Electoral Reform Society held an event to present the results of their Citizens' Assembly pilots and discuss how a Constitutional Convention might work.
- Pro PR, a new organisation in the electoral reform field, hosted a debate on the merits of an electoral pact on the single issue of PR for the House of Commons.
Crispin Allard
Chair, LDER