How does proportional representation work?Proportional representation (PR) is not a voting system in itself. Instead, it’s the idea that seats in parliament should reflect the proportion of votes cast; something which can be achieved through a variety of electoral...Posted 05 Sep 2024
Does the House of Lords have any power?This July, the King’s Speech outlined the government’s intention to remove hereditary seats from the House of Lords. This is a positive step toward reforming parliament’s second chamber, as it signals the beginning of the...Posted 28 Aug 2024
The real winner from votes at 16 is democracyWith our Labour government’s commitment to extending the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds in their manifesto, many an argument has been levelled against the plan. Most arguments against measures that would improve our democracy are...Posted 27 Aug 2024
What Kamala Harris’ nomination means for the American party systemRob Richie is the co-founder and senior advisor to FairVote, a sister organisation to the Electoral Reform Society. FairVote is a nonpartisan organisation in America, campaigning for better elections for all, working to make ‘Ranked...Posted 22 Aug 2024
How big donors fund our political partiesIn July 2024, at a time when candidates were still fighting for their seats, we reported on donations made to political parties during the first 3 weeks of campaigning for the 2024 general election. Now...Posted 13 Aug 2024
Powys: Have your say on fairer electionsPowys County Council have just taken the next step of their journey towards fairer elections by launching a consultation on changing the voting system at local elections. The consultation comes following the passing of a...Posted 12 Aug 2024
STV is used within the House of Commons, so why can’t we use it for Westminster?On the 4th July an estimated 29 million people voted in the General Election, for the vast majority of us that was the end of our voting in 2024. However, for our newly elected representatives they...Posted 25 Jul 2024
King’s Speech signals first moves on Lords and electoral reformThe first King’s Speech of any new government is a significant political moment. Amid the ostentation and pomp of the ceremony, the government lays out in detail the plans for its legislation in the new...Posted 24 Jul 2024
Four striking general election outcomes showing the chaos of First Past the PostThe dust is settling on the results of the 2024 UK general election. We have a Labour government for the first time since 2010, with a majority of seats almost as big as Tony Blair’s...Posted 18 Jul 2024
Ceredigion: Have your say on fairer electionsCeredigion County Council have just taken the next step of their journey towards fairer elections by launching a consultation on changing the voting system at local elections. The consultation comes following the passing of a...Posted 17 Jul 2024