Voter Power Index
AV Referendum edition
The Voter Power Index AV referendum edition
In the run up to the 2010 general election, this website demonstrated that the vast majority of UK voters have little or no power to influence elections.
Now we have an opportunity to vote in the referendum to change the voting system from 'first past the post' to the 'alternative vote'.
How would AV affect the Voter Power Index? Using statistics from the New Economics Foundation (nef), we can demonstrate the increase in voter power that AV would bring.
Use the search box above to find your constituency.
Biggest movers in the Voter Power Index under AV
Constituency and the percentage increase in voter power
- Easington 35%
- Knowsley 35%
- Barnsley East 35%
- Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough 35%
- Liverpool Walton 35%
- Bootle 35%
- Belfast West 34%
- Islwyn 34%
- Rhondda 34%
- Washington & Sunderland West 34%