Most Britons want voting reform

MOST Britons would like to see a change in their country’s voting system to give all parties fairer representation, polls published yesterday showed.

Electoral reform has become a burning issue in Britain following an inconclusive election that handed the balance of power to the Liberal Democrats, a party that is under-represented in parliament due to the voting system.

The polls could strengthen the negotiating position of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, who is in talks with the Tories about the possibility of helping them form a government.