How a landmark bill could enhance democracy in the USThe 2020 US presidential election and down-ballot races were a success for democratic participation. The presidential race saw a record number of people – over 158 million US voters – turn out to vote and...Posted 16 Feb 2021
MPs step up parliamentary push for electoral reform with new cross-party campaignMPs have launched a fresh effort to reform Westminster’s undemocratic voting laws, with a new all-party group pushing for change. The cross-party group – the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Electoral Reform – is working towards...Posted 12 Feb 2021
A bumper year for local elections – but a dud system is holding England backLast week, the government announced that the elections on May 6th will go ahead – a welcome bit of clarity. Although this is good news for democracy, voters will still be short-changed under England’s one-party-takes-all...Posted 12 Feb 2021
Bills are being proposed across the US to scrap First Past the PostElectoral reform is gaining momentum across the USA as an impressive number of state legislatures are considering reforming their local and statewide elections. So far, 30 bills to scrap First Past the Post and bring...Posted 05 Feb 2021
Activists are calling on Keir Starmer to back ambitious political reform, following a key Labour reportLeading Labour figures and democracy campaigners have urged the Labour party to get behind major political reform, following the launch of a new party-commissioned roadmap for constitutional change.Posted 05 Feb 2021
ERS in the Press – January 2021As a new year begins, but the effects of the national lockdown continue, democratic issues continue to make the headlines – as we’ve kicked off the new year continuing our calls for fairer votes and...Posted 03 Feb 2021
Trump shows how First Past the Post gives the keys to extremistsAs the moving vans deliver the next residents of the White House into their new home, it is worth looking back on how America’s First Past the Post style political system aided Trump’s rise to...Posted 20 Jan 2021
Five times the ERS set the news agenda in 2020Despite the difficulties of 2020, the ERS kept up the pressure and make the case for political reform in a crowded news cycle. From promoting our key campaigns through our analysis of the 2019 election...Posted 13 Jan 2021
A small change has the potential to make a big difference to Australian electionsIn 1918, a seemingly ordinary by-election in the Australian electoral division of Swan changed Australian federal politics forever. The conservatives left Labor in the dust with almost double the vote. Unfortunately for them, there were...Posted 08 Jan 2021
How close was Trump to winning the election?Just before the 2020 US Presidential election, we asked the question ‘could Trump win the Presidency and lose the popular vote again’? Now that results from every state have been certified and the Electoral College...Posted 05 Jan 2021