One Person One Vote

One Person, One Vote Dear Sir, Those of us who have represented Britain internationally know that one of the many reasons why we have always punched above our weight in the world is our simple and straightforward voting system, a system which everyone can understand, because it gives one person, one vote.

Democracies all across the world have been founded on the example of our voting system. Today, billions of people elect their representatives through the system of one person, one vote.

It took many centuries for the principle of one person, one vote to become enshrined in our democracy. And now that it is there, we, the undersigned, believe it would be a grave error to abandon this principle and replace it with a voting system which is more complex, more confusing, more costly, and more unfair.

For these reasons, we will be saying No to the Alternative Vote on May 5th and urge others to do the same.

Yours faithfully, Rt. Hon. William Hague MP, Foreign Secretary 2010 Rt. Hon. Margaret Beckett MP, Foreign Secretary 2006-2007 Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG QC MP, Foreign Secretary 1995-1997 Rt. Hon. Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC, Foreign Secretary 1989-1995 Rt. Hon. Lord Howe of Aberavon Kt CH QC PC, Foreign Secretary 1983-1989 Rt. Hon Keith Vaz MP, Minister for Europe 1999-2001 Rt. Hon. Lord Garel-Jones PC, Minister for Europe 1990-1993 Tony Lloyd MP, Minister of State 1997-1999