NOtoAV
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. Party positions Parties in the House of Commons Conservative Party Many Labour Party members. Although party leader Ed Miliband supported a 'Yes' vote, over 200 Labour MPs and Peers supported the 'No' campaign. Among the prominent Labour Party members against AV were Margaret Beckett (acting as President of the NOtoAV campaign), Caroline Flint, David Blunkett, Lord Reid of Cardowan, John Prescott and Lord Falconer of Thoroton Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Others Ulster Unionist Party British National Party Respect Party Traditional Unionist Voice Communist Party of Britain Individuals supporting NOtoAV 29 historians including David Starkey, Antony Beevor, Niall Ferguson and Alison Weir stated in a letter to The Times that they back the NOtoAV campagain. Ann Widdecombe Lord Owen Robert Winston Ross Kemp David Gower Darren Gough James Cracknell Sir Frank Williams Labour NotoAV The Labour NotoAV campaign group was launched on 2 March 2011, with