How did Switzerland get proportional representation?In the early 1890s, a handful of Swiss cantons (states) held the first public elections in Europe to truly use proportional representation (PR). The success of these early votes meant that over the next few...Posted 06 Jan 2023
The top 5 most-read ERS articles from 2022Every year we have a look through the stats to see which of our articles were the most popular with readers in the year coming to a close. So if you missed them the first...Posted 15 Dec 2022
The 9 best politics Twitter accounts to follow for fans of electionsBecoming more informed in politics can be daunting. There’s so much information to consume and it comes at you so fast that it’s easy to become intimidated and give up. Here are some of the...Posted 09 Dec 2022
Ed Davey – Let’s make the next general election the last fought under First Past the PostThis week we supported a panel with Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey, as part of a rescheduled conference event. The ERS attends all the major party conferences, but this year’s Liberal Democrat conference was cancelled...Posted 01 Dec 2022
2022 at the ERS: How we’ve worked with other organisationsEach year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the...Posted 30 Nov 2022
2022 at the ERS: Party conference season reportEach year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the...Posted 29 Nov 2022
2022 at the ERS: Our work behind the scenesEach year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the...Posted 28 Nov 2022
2022 at the ERS: Our research and publicationsEach year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the...Posted 27 Nov 2022
2022 at the ERS: Getting our issues in the PressEach year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the...Posted 26 Nov 2022
2022 at the ERS: Our major milestones and achievementsEach year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the...Posted 25 Nov 2022