MP delivered a powerful speech about how broken the UK’s voting system is, calling it “the most unrepresentative Parliament in living memory.” They pointed out the huge gap between the number of votes parties get and the number of seats they win in the House of Commons.
For example, the governing party got just 34% of the votes but ended up with 63% of the seats. Meanwhile, the MP’s own party got 14% of the votes but has less than 1% of the seats. This, they said, is completely unfair and doesn’t reflect what the people actually want.
The MP argued that this unfair system leads to a big problem: the voices of millions of voters are being ignored. On major issues like immigration and Net Zero, the two big parties often end up sounding the same, creating what the MP called a “uni-party” approach. This leaves smaller parties and their supporters feeling left out and unheard. When people feel like their votes don’t matter, they start to lose faith in democracy. The MP warned that this is dangerous because it makes people ask, “What’s the point of voting if nothing changes?”
To show just how unfair the system is, the MP compared how many votes it takes for different parties to win a seat. For Reform UK, it takes a massive 823,000 votes to get just one seat, while the Labour Party needs only 23,000 votes per seat. This huge difference, the MP said, proves that the system is rigged in favor of the big parties and shuts out smaller ones.
Despite these problems, the MP made it clear that they weren’t trying to attack the current government or any past government. They acknowledged that every government elected under the current system has the right to govern because they won under the rules that exist. But they urged all MPs, no matter their party, to recognize that the system isn’t working for the people. They said it’s vital to fix the system to make it fairer and more representative, so that everyone feels their vote counts.
This speech has reignited the debate about electoral reform in the UK. Many people are frustrated with the current system and feel it’s time for a change. A fairer system, where seats match votes more closely, could help rebuild trust in democracy and make sure everyone’s voice is heard. But not everyone agrees—some think the current system works well enough, even with its flaws.
