The 3 year United Voters campaign for PR & the abolition of FPTP

On the day of the 2015 UK General Election, the candidate i voted for was beaten by a candidate from another party and was therefore not elected. Under the current 'First Past The Post' electoral system, my vote went no further and was rendered unimportant, irrelevant and obsolete.

It felt like i had lost my voice, however i am far from alone - 24.3%, or 7,454,574 of the electorate who voted in the 2015 UK General Election are represented by only 10 parliamentary seats out of 650.

In light of the constitutional crisis now facing the UK, The Democratic Revolution Movement have decided to embark on a 3 year campaign to reform the Electoral system.

Why a 3 year campaign?

Despite the fantastic efforts of recent petitioners which, when combined, totalled over 533,993 signatures, the issue of voting reform has only just begun and it is highly unlikely there will be any parlimentary movement this side of the 2020 General Election. To deliver a strong petition 2 years prior to the next General Election would place electoral reform at the heart of most political party's manifestos and it's omission would likely be a vote loser.

We are campaigning for the 'First Past The Post' voting system to be abolished and replaced with a Full 'Proportional Representation Party List Voting - Closed list system' where only the party or coalition with more than 50% of the combined share of the national vote is given a mandate to govern.

We are also planning a co-ordinated 'mouth taped' silent protest in London involving other electoral reform groups and organisations. By doing this, our intention is to emphasise the silent voices of the unrepresented and the disenfranchised. Our current plans are to begin the rally outside the Houses of Parliament moving to 10 Downing Street where we will present our petition to the Prime Minister David Cameron exactly 3 years from the date of the formation of The Democratic Revolution Movement, Friday 11th May 2018.

WE ARE TARGETING 1 MILLION SIGNATURES BY 11/05/2018. THE BIGGER THE PETITION, THE GREATER THE IMPACT. DO YOUR BIT, SIGN OUR ONLINE PETITION NOW.

We have also created a 'The 3 year United Voters campaign for PR & the abolition of FPTP' paper petition, to run alongside the online petition, which can be downloaded by clicking on the following link;

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-_M5DVR0lbfG9J8ts_Z652X6h2vOHTCyCwgAXT7oc70/edit?usp=sharing

Alternatively, the paper petition can be downloaded from our website which is;
democraticrevolutionmovement.org.uk

** nb Website is still under construction and will be updated here upon completion.

If you wish to be a part of our mission and want to contribute more towards it's success, i implore you to click on the link, print the petition then have it signed by people within your family, community, at work (with your employers permission) college or university. Please then scan and email the copies back to The DRM at the following e-mail address;

unitedvoters@democraticrevolutionmovement.org.uk

By signing this online petition, you confirm that you are over the age of 16, a British citizen or an expatriated British national who is eligible to vote at local and/or UK General Elections. You also confirm this is your only signature since the 18/05/2015 - after the cross party presentation of the 7 combined petitions led by the Electoral Reform Society.

For statistical analysis which works towards the success of our movement we would greatly appreciate the submission of your current age and nation of residence, either within the UK or abroad.

Follow our ongoing campaign on twitter;

https://twitter.com/DRMunitedvoters

For further information about The Democratic Revolution Movement including how to join our movement visit our facebook and twitter pages;

www.facebook.com/democraticrevolutionmovement

https://twitter.com/theradicalDRM

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