Calls for Labour to back reform grow as members back PR in record numbers With Labour’s conference set to begin next week the debate on electoral reform looks set to be one of the big issues on conference floor this year. At least 144 constituency parties have called on... Posted 14 Sep 2021
Help shape the Electoral Reform Society by voting in our Council Elections In the upcoming weeks, members of the Electoral Reform Society will be voting in this year’s ERS Council elections. The candidates are their fellow members, who have spent the last few weeks putting together their... Posted 10 Sep 2021
Nearly 300,000 signatures handed to No 10 over undemocratic voter ID plans Campaign groups handed in nearly 300,000 petition signatures to 10 Downing Street on Tuesday, calling for the government to scrap plans to ban those without ID from voting. Posted 09 Sep 2021
How do elections work in Norway? Like most European countries, Norway first adopted proportional representation in the early 20th century, with this October representing 100 years since Norwegians elected their first proportional parliament. Posted 09 Sep 2021
5 events not to miss at Labour conference Support is growing across the Labour movement for reform of Westminster’s creaking electoral system. 83% of Labour members support PR according to the latest polling, and over 250 CLPs have already passed local policy in... Posted 09 Sep 2021
Voter ID could breach fundamental rights, MPs warn The ERS gave evidence to the committee’s enquiry with Dr Jess Garland telling MPs and Peers that it was “implausible” to suggest that fraud by personation – trying to vote under a false identity –... Posted 03 Sep 2021
Voter ID: Thousands tell the government: “Hands off our vote” Over 50,000 people have now signed the Electoral Reform Society’s petition urging ministers to scrap plans to impose mandatory voter ID – amid growing fears that millions of people could be locked out of democracy.... Posted 03 Sep 2021
Barriers to entry: How do electoral thresholds work? A common feature of many Party List PR systems is an electoral threshold – a pre-set bar that parties have to reach if they want to win seats. Posted 03 Sep 2021
How do Westminster election results compare to those of devolved institutions? This May, the sixth set of elections took place for each of the devolved institutions in the nations of Britain – the Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) and the London Assembly. It was a... Posted 20 Aug 2021
Analysis: Police and Crime Commissioners and the Supplementary Vote The re-run of May’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election in Wiltshire and Swindon takes place on the 19th August, after the winning candidate was disbarred due to a historical driving conviction. The original election... Posted 19 Aug 2021