Plant Commission

The Plant Commission was a commission in the United Kingdom that examined electoral reform started by the Labour Party while in opposition. The Commission was headed by Professor Raymond Plant[1] and recommended a move to proportional representation as a method of electing British Members of Parliament.[2] Plans for electoral reform were shelved by the incoming Labour government in 1997 when the party won a 179 seat majority under first past the post.

References

  1. ↑ "Key Issues in the 1992 Campaign". BBC News. 1997.
  2. ↑ "Plant commission moves towards PR: Labour working party wants 'first past post' system for electing MPs scrapped". The Independent. 1 April 1993.
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