NOtoAV

NO to AV
TypePolitical
Legal statusCampaign
PurposeTo oppose the UK switching to an Alternative Vote (AV) electoral system at the 2011 referendum
HeadquartersLondon
Region served
United Kingdom
Official language
English
President
Margaret Beckett
WebsiteNo to AV (Archived)

NOtoAV was a political campaign in the United Kingdom whose purpose was to persuade the public to vote against the Alternative Vote (AV) in the referendum on 5 May 2011. The opposition to switching to AV was successful, with the "No" vote to switching to AV receiving 67.9% of votes cast in the 2011 referendum.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Vote 2011: UK rejects alternative vote". BBC News. 7 May 2011.
  2. ^ "At present, the UK uses the 'first past the post' system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should the 'alternative vote' system be used instead?". Electoral Commission. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.