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In a passionate speech in Parliament, an MP raised serious concerns about the fairness of the UK’s electoral system, describing it as “the most unrepresentative Parliament in living memory.” The MP argued that the current system distorts the will of the people and erodes trust in democracy.
Addressing the Deputy Speaker, the MP said, “We have a situation where the governing party has about 34% of the votes cast but 63% of the seats in this great house. What sort of system is that? It’s completely unrepresentative.”
The MP pointed out the stark inequalities in representation, highlighting their own party’s experience. “My party won 14% of the votes cast but has not even 1% of the seats in this chamber. How can that be fair? It leads to a complete misrepresentation of the people’s views on critical issues like immigration and Net Zero. We end up with a sort of ‘uni-party’ approach, where all the major parties agree, and the voices of millions of people are ignored.”
The MP warned that this lack of representation is damaging trust in democracy. “If people feel their views can’t be represented, what’s the point of bothering? This is so damaging to trust in our democratic system.”
Using striking statistics, the MP compared the number of votes needed for different parties to win a seat. “For my party, it takes 823,000 votes to win a single seat. For the Labour Party, it takes just 23,000 votes per seat. How can anyone argue that this is fair or democratic?”
Despite their criticism of the system, the MP made it clear that they were not trying to undermine the government’s legitimacy. “My plea to all members, whatever their arguments or beliefs about the electoral system, is this: we must not delegitimize the democratic mandate that this government—or any past government—has won. Elections are how we serve the people, and we must respect that.”
However, the MP stressed that the current system is in desperate need of reform. “We must address this issue if we want to restore faith in our democracy. People need to feel that their votes matter, that their voices are heard. Otherwise, what’s the point?”
The speech sparked a mix of reactions in the chamber, with some MPs nodding in agreement while others defended the current system. The debate over electoral reform is likely to continue, but one thing is clear: the call for a fairer, more representative system is growing louder.
