Here’s how we’ve briefed MPs ahead of the Westminster debate on proportional representationOn 30th January, MPs will be meeting in Parliament to debate proportional representation – a welcomed and vital opportunity to discuss a fairer and more representative democracy for all. Support for electoral reform within Parliament...Posted 28 Jan 2025
Listen to our conversation with Mark Drakeford MS on Welsh democracyBack at Welsh Labour party conference in November, ERS Cymru hosted an ‘in conversation’ with Mark Drakeford MS where he reflected on the past, the present and the future of Welsh democracy. In a wide...Posted 16 Jan 2025
How would proportional representation work in the UK?Proportional Representation (PR) is the idea that seats in parliament should closely match votes cast in an election. A system that’s perfectly proportional would mean that if a political party received one third of the...Posted 16 Jan 2025
The Government is finally reviewing the unnecessary and unfair Voter ID rulesVoter ID has risen back up the political agenda after the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, last week confirmed the government is going to “look at” whether to scrap the requirements. Since 2023, people have...Posted 14 Jan 2025
This year’s General Election left millions of voices unheardWe have all heard the outcome of the 2024 general election, the surprises and the predictable outcomes, but digging under the surface there’s a surprising story to tell about the millions of voters who were...Posted 19 Dec 2024
The rise of multi-party voting at UK general electionsWith votes for parties, and independent candidates, other than Labour and the Conservatives reaching a historic high of 42.6%, the 2024 General Election saw a significant shift towards multi-party voting. The combined Labour and Conservative...Posted 19 Dec 2024
Why are voters switching parties more than ever?We recently published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step. Our polling during the General Election not only revealed the extent of tactical voting under our electoral system, but also...Posted 19 Dec 2024
Where next for Welsh democracy as Plaid Cymru top Senedd voting intention poll?The latest Barn Cymru poll released earlier in December by YouGov for ITV Wales and Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre suggests that Plaid Cymru could be the largest party in the Senedd come 2026. The...Posted 18 Dec 2024
The top 5 most-read ERS articles from 2024As the year draws to an end, we’ve had a look through the stats to see which of our articles were the most popular with you, our supporters. So if you missed them the first...Posted 18 Dec 2024
New polling finds proportional representation still much more popular than First Past the PostEvery six months or so, since November 2019, the pollster YouGov have been asking the British public the following question regarding electoral reform. Some people support a change in the British voting system to proportional...Posted 11 Dec 2024