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
Introducing the ERS General Election Results HubEvery general election, sites like the BBC, Guardian and Telegraph present live updates of the general election results as they roll in. Yet, despite having the data in front of you, it’s often hard to see the warping effect of our broken...Posted 09 Dec 2019
14 Million Voters Are In Seats That Haven’t Changed Hands Since WW2. Here’s WhyNearly 14 million voters are in seats that have not changed party hands since the Second World War, according to new research by the Electoral Reform Society. Taking into account equivalent predecessor seats, some seats have...Posted 09 Dec 2019
What does the Electoral Commission do?The Electoral Commission is an independent body established in 2001. Its mandate is limited by what is set out in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA) 2000 and subsequent amendments. The Electoral Commission...Posted 09 Dec 2019
What is proportional representation?Lots of people think the way we vote in the UK isn’t fair. They want something called proportional representation. But what does that mean? There are lots of different ways to decide who gets to...Posted 06 Dec 2019
What can we learn from Canada’s Leaders’ Debate Commission?This election’s televised leaders debates have taken place against a backdrop of endless rows over who should be allowed to take part, in what has become a recurring feature of our election campaigns. Arguments over...Posted 04 Dec 2019