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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Alexandra Topping

‘Disproportionate’ UK election results boost calls to ditch first past the post

Woman pours ballot papers on to a table
Election staff counting ballot papers for Richmond and Northallerton on Thursday night. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

The push for electoral reform in the UK has received a shot in the arm after the “most disproportionate election in history”, according to campaigners and academics.

Longstanding reform campaigners have become uneasy bedfellows with Reform UK’s Nigel Farage in recent days after Labour secured a 174-seat majority with just 34% of the popular vote.

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