The No to AV campaign outspent the yes campaign by huge margins. Who donated?
In May 2011, three days before the referendum vote, The Guardian newspaper released an analysis of the accounts of donations to the campaign, showing that it been funded almost exclusively by Conservative Party donors. 42 of the 53 named donors to the NoToAV campaign were Conservative Party donors, having given between them £18.4 million to the Conservative Party since 2001.[20] Nine were not identifiable from official donor records, another source was identified as official funding from the Electoral Commission, and one was a Labour Party donor, the GMB union.[20]
Money very well spent. It's very unlikely you would have a Conservative government right now had the referendum gone the other way.
Bit more on electoral reform and the Tories.
The No to AV campaign outspent the yes campaign by huge margins. Who donated?
Money very well spent. It's very unlikely you would have a Conservative government right now had the referendum gone the other way.