Should the UK general election be conducted using a system of proportional representation? When the 2010 election results came in, it became quite clear that the First Past The Post system had failed to give us a definitive answer as to which party should be next to form government and, as a result, we found with the first coalition government since the Second World War. The circumstances that led to the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition left people wondering whether the time had come for Britain to reform its electoral system in time for the next election, and the term “proportional representation ” has been printed in the media as a way for Britain to get a fairer voting system with fairer results. As events unfolded, The Telegraph reported, just two days after the polls closed, that 48% of voters supported the implementation of a system of proportional representation, which may not seem like a large figure but is still a percentage higher than any first party has earned since then. Labor in 1966. It is also worth noting that, although the First Past the Post system allowed the Liberal Democrats to be part of government for the first time, the party remains a strong supporter of electoral reform towards a system of proportional representation, as the Liberal Democrats have more to gain from implementing this system than any other party. In this essay I will argue that UK general elections should be conducted using a system of proportional representation. First, I will argue that the system would be more democratic as every vote cast would be represented and this... middle of paper... would be more representative, leading to policies that better reflect the average voter and the smaller parties that actually have a certain influence in parliament. Voter apathy would probably decrease with a system that increased the value of each vote and my research has also concluded that many of the myths regarding the negative aspects of public relations systems are unfounded or difficult to apply in Britain. There are numerous proportionally representative democracies and numerous PR voting systems that have been developed, so that Britain can choose the one that best suits its population. The problem will be convincing a government that has come into office under the current system that the system needs to be changed, but given that one of the parties in power is pushing for a change, we might, if we are lucky, be voting for a more democratic Britain in the next general elections.