Reform our parliamentary system in the wake of the UK's vote for independence.

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Reform our parliamentary system in the wake of the UK's vote for independence.

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One argument put forward by the Leave campaign was that the EU was undemocratic. This message undoubtedly struck a chord with many voters who feel disenfranchised. Yet Brexit will not solve this since our parliamentary system remains inherently unrepresentative for the following reasons:

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- The House of Lords is unelected.
- First Past the Post is unrepresentative. UKIP (3881129) and Greens (1157613) needed vastly more voters per MP than Labour (40290) or Conservatives (34245) (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/liam-anderson/voters-per-mp-why-first-past-post-failed).

The following should happen before the next election:
- The House of Lords be replaced with an elected Second Chamber.
- A debate (and possible referendum) over the best voting system (PR, STV, AV+, FPTP).

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