How do Labour Party leadership elections work?The Labour Party leadership election formally kicked off this week as nominations for the next leader of the party opened for MPs. The party have published a list of nominations as they come in, updating...Posted 09 Jan 2020
9 things you need to know about the 2019 General ElectionYou probably heard a lot about the number of seats parties won (and lost) in December’s General Election. What was less prominent was just how poorly the results reflected how people actually voted. The ERS...Posted 24 Dec 2019
ERS in the Press: 2019’s electoral reform news roundupAs the year draws to a close, here’s a snapshot of some of the work we’ve been doing at the ERS to put real political reform on the agenda in 2019. January We kicked off...Posted 23 Dec 2019
Our top 5 most read articles of 2019Every year we take a look back on our most popular blogs of the year. It’s certainly been a busy year, with local, EU and now a General Election all within a few months of...Posted 17 Dec 2019
Thousands have signed our petition for proportional representation since the warped electionOver 50,000 people have signed the Electoral Reform Society’s petition calling for proportional representation for Westminster elections, after last week’s warped results. Thursday’s election set alarm bells ringing when the government won a large majority...Posted 16 Dec 2019
When millions of voters are systematically ignored, it’s time for an overhaul at WestminsterOne thing was clear before a single result came in on Thursday night. The voting system is not just bust – it’s bankrupt. A huge amount of time was given this election to talk about...Posted 16 Dec 2019
Westminster’s voting system is bankrupt. It’s time for proportional representationMillions of voters unrepresented. An unjust majority on a minority of the vote. And nearly one in three forced to vote ‘tactically’. Westminster’s voting system is not just bust. It’s bankrupt, decrepit, discredited. We’ve been...Posted 13 Dec 2019
How the 2019 election results could have looked with proportional representationEver wondered how the 2019 General Election result would have come out with a form of proportional representation? The Single Transferable Vote (STV) is a form of proportional representation used in Northern Ireland for all...Posted 13 Dec 2019
Parties respond to ERS call to make electoral reform a priority after the electionEarlier this week, the ERS wrote to all the main parties in Britain, calling for them to make proportional representation a number one priority in any cross-party talks or in government. The ERS has received...Posted 11 Dec 2019
Three ways Westminster’s voting system has skewed the election – before a single vote is castThough we are still a couple of days away from knowing the outcome of the general election, the campaign has already exposed the worst flaws of the First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system. In...Posted 10 Dec 2019