Presented by Michael White and produced by Phil Maynard
On 5 May, voters in Britain will be asked to choose whether they wish to retain the first past the post voting system or switch to the alternative vote method.
The referendum was agreed as part of the coalition agreement that brought the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats into government, and the parties are on opposing sides over the issue.
So how would the alternative vote system change politics? Who supports it, and why? The Guardian's political columnist Michael White tours Westminster to hear from MPs, campaigners, pollsters and experts.
... And finally, we hear from journalist Tim Soutphommasane in Melbourne. Australia is one of the few countries to use the AV system. Soutphommasane says that while results can be slow to come in on election night itself, AV does not lessen the drama.
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