Make My Vote Count

The campaign for voter choice and a more representative parliament

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Take Action

Whatever your time and energy, there’s always some action you can take to promote electoral reform. Choose from the list below, or see our brand new Activism Hub (click the logo below) for your one-stop site with all the information, resources and inspiration you need to be an effective campaigner.

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Sign up to Make Votes Count
If you haven’t done so already please join Make Votes Count so that we can keep you updated. And if you already receive our newsletter then encourage your friends and family to sign up too.
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Register with us as an activist
If you think you might want to take part in any form of electoral reform activism, sign up for activist specific updates or just have a look and see what the possibilities are.
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Sign up with a group within the MVC umbrella
Join forces with another organisation campaigning for electoral reform.
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Show that you are committed to electoral reform and provoke discussion. Email us and ask for a badge.


Make a Donation
If you are unable to be active in electoral reform, by giving a donation you are helping to allow others to be best equipped.
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Learn more about electoral reform
Make sure you are clued up on the arguments for electoral reform and the best ways to bust myths.
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Leave a comment on a blog or website
Bring up electoral reform, even if it is just making a comment on someone’s Facebook.

Distribute literature on voting reform
Whenever you are in an appropriate situation use it to pass on the reform message.
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Write to your MP
MPs often use the excuse that they don’t talk about electoral reform because it is not an issue they hear their constituents talking about. Help to change this by letting them know people do care.

Blog and Tweet online or write to printed publications
Let others know through the media of the arguments for electoral reform.

Spread the message to your friends and neighbours
Ask people you know if they have ever considered electoral reform and tell them of its benefits.

Become a speaker
One of the best ways to get the electoral reform message across is to give talks at every available opportunity. Sign up to join our growing band of speakers, we will give you free training and there is a whole resources section devoted to you.
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Promote electoral reform within your group or club
If you are in an organisation which runs elections using first past the post, try and encourage the use of a more proportional system. You can request one of our speakers to come and give a talk.
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Promote electoral reform in your political party
If you are active within a party already then find out what the local party thinks of electoral reform and persuade them of its necessity or move it up the agenda.

Link up with other activists in your area
Share ideas and combine resources with people near you who are also pushing for electoral reform.
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We are always looking for new suggestions of ways to best get the pro reform messages out there. By feeding what you are doing and what you see back to us it allows us to let everyone else know about it too.