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A commission on voting reform is essential

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A commission on voting reform is essential — Sources: Letters

Sandy Martin and Joan Ruddock respond to an article on changes to the voting system Your report ( Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days, 25 August ) says: “The UK last rejected electoral reform in 2011 after a referendum [on] whether to change to an alternative vote system.” Many people do not realise that the referendum was not about a proportional electoral system.

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