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BREAKING: Just one in six people believe Westminster is working well electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-news-an…

Only 2% of people feel they have a significant influence over decision making – even in a General Election campaign #DemocracyDay

85 percent of people say democracy could be improved ‘quite a lot’ or ‘a great deal’ with 80 percent of people feeling they have ‘not very much’ or ‘no influence’ over decision-making #DemocracyDay

The UK’s leading political reform groups – including the ERS, @UnlockDemocracy, @MakeVotesMatter and @CompassOffice – have declared today #DemocracyDay to call for parties to address the need for political reform

The ERS are calling for a package of reforms including proportional representation, replacing the unelected House of Lords and updating Britain’s ‘dangerously outdated’ campaign rules. What are you speaking up for on #DemocracyDay?

We're calling for a constitutional convention involving citizens, to set out the detail of how to reform Westminster after the election - and get it done #DemocracyDay

New research by the ERS has shown that nearly 200 seats haven’t changed party hands since World War II. Meanwhile 30 percent of voters – a record high – say they plan on voting tactically next Thursday, under Westminster’s ‘warped’ voting system #DemocracyDay

This needs repeating: Just one in six people believe our politics is properly working. And only two percent of the public feel that they can significantly influence the decisions of our political leaders. This is a deeply worrying state of affairs #DemocracyDay

These findings are a dire verdict on the state of Westminster. This collapse in trust must be met with a genuinely bold, positive vision for upgrading Westminster’s crumbling constitution #DemocracyDay

Parliament is in urgent need of an overhaul – and we cannot let the issue go ignored any longer. From a warped voting system to an unelected House of Lords, our 19th century levers of government are in desperate need of an upgrade

This is a democratic crisis in the midst of a General Election campaign. Parties need to step up and respond this #DemocracyDay

The level of political disaffection we're seeing is deeply corrosive. It’s time to address the elephant in the polling booth, and end the deafening silence on political reform #DemocracyDay

We urge candidates and parties to step up and put political reform on the agenda on #DemocracyDay