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In saturdays election Tasmanian voters will have the beenfit of using the single transgerable vote

Every vote counts in the Tasmanian election

This article is a guest post by Ralph Hall, previously...

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we are going to see some hugely positive steps towards improving our democracy

We called, they listened: Government confirms historic democratic...

In a statement to parliament today, the democracy minister set...

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Reforming the House of Lords isn't just about modernising a relic, it's about making our democracy fit for purpose.

Should the House of Lords be Reformed?

The bill to remove all 88 hereditary peers from the...

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Government decision to restore Supplementary Vote system elections...

Today we can celebrate a big win in the fight...

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London City Hall, Newham

Fairer results and real representation: 25 years of...

Today marks 25 years since the London Assembly was formally...

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The government are introducing a new bill to...

One year on from the General Election and we are...

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One year on from the General Election, the...

The fourth of July marks one year since the General...

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A quarter of a million voice. One clear message. It's time to finish the job on Lords reform.

A quarter of a million voices are calling...

We have hit a significant milestone in our campaign to...

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“60% of the British public support proportional representation”

Support for proportional representation hits record high according...

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has, this week,...

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If the Government wants to ensure that we, the voters, trust our democratic institutions, it needs to start with ending the reign of big donors

Is there a limit to political donations in...

Political parties cost money to run. In the UK, they’re...

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A Scottish Spring Conference photo of guests

ERS Scottish Spring conference draws crowd in Edinburgh

Sometimes it is useful to take some time to digest...

In a representative democracy, we ought to have a Parliament that matches the way people voted

What’s wrong with First Past the Post?

First Past the Post (FPTP) is the name for the...

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