THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Plans to change the way the MPs are elected have been overwhelmingly rejected by voters.More than two thirds of people voted to keep the first-past-the-post system in what was the first UK-wide referendum for 36 years.
With the count 85 per cent complete, the No to AV campaign passed the crucial figure of 9.87million votes at 7.41pm on Friday night to secure victory.
It was a boost to David Cameron who had campaigned hard for a No vote and a blow to Nick Clegg, who had made a referendum on voting reform a condition of the Coalition deal which is this week one year old. » | Andrew Porter, and Christopher Hope | Friday, May 06, 2011
