I wrote in 2005 about the election and have decided to again. Voter numbers are in decline for many reasons, but it’s important to show that people do care and are not apathetic.
So, another election, another time to change the way the country works. Except, for the majority of people, it won’t make a difference who you vote for.
According to Voter Power.org:
In Morley & Outwood, one person does not really have one vote, they have the equivalent of 0.101 votes.
The power of voters in this constituency is based on the probability of the seat changing hands and its size.
While you might think that every vote counts equally, where you live in the UK has a huge effect on your power to influence the election.
The average UK voter has 2.5x more voting power than voters in Morley & Outwood.
So, once again, my vote doesn’t actually matter.
If the UK had a proportional voting system:
- We would no longer have safe seats.
- The power of votes would be much more equal.
- All areas of the UK would have equal power to decide the outcome of the election.
- Politicians would not be able to win an election by tailoring all their policies to a narrow section of the population.
I urge you all to join the Power 2010 campaign:
Our democracy is in crisis. MPs fiddle while the planet burns. Our rights and freedoms are under attack. Bankers blow billions and the taxpayer foots the bill. We can’t go on like this. We need a healthy democracy that works for all of us and not just a powerful few. POWER2010 exists to help create it. It gives you the chance to have your say on how our democracy works so that together we can change it for the better.
Do you want cleaner funding? Fairer voting? More accountability? You decide. Tell us your ideas for changing the way we run our country. Those with most support will become the POWER2010 Pledge and the focus for our national campaign at the next election.
POWER2010 is a unique campaign to give everyone the chance to have a say in how our democracy works for us. What is different about POWER2010 is that you’re in the driving seat. We’re not asking you to back our goals. We’re asking you to help create them. At the next election we will work to ensure every candidate commits to the reforms you most want to see as part of a nation-wide campaign to reinvigorate our democracy from the bottom up.
Only by changing the system can we fix it and make things fairer.
