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Central party leaders have little influence over who is elected

How do Finland’s elections work?

On Sunday 2nd April, voters in Finland will go to...

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Proportional representation is the most popular form of democracy in the world today

How many countries around the world use proportional...

This article was updated in January 2025. Proportional representation is...

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Men make up around 72 per cent of peers

How we could make the House of Lords...

It is a quiet scandal that 105 years after women...

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The biggest reform would be changing the voting system at Westminster

What elections should the next government reform?

Last week we published a blog on UK electoral reforms...

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Scottish Lib Dem 2023

How do we build a better Scottish democracy?...

‘Taking the Road to Renewal’, ERS Scotland presents Alex Cole-Hamilton...

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What Electoral reforms have there been since 1997?

While the need for reforming Westminster’s First Past the Post...

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Carl Andrae

How did Denmark get proportional representation?

Denmark today is home to one of the most proportional...

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Estonia scores highly on all democracy indices

How do elections work in Estonia?

Estonia is undoubtedly one of eastern Europe’s biggest success stories...

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SNP leadership candidates

Here’s how SNP leadership elections work

The deadline for contenders to put themselves forward for the...

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Making it harder for people to vote is an expensive business

Why will the government’s voter ID scheme cost...

Making it harder for people to vote is an expensive...

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Welsh Lab Conf 2023 Preview

New Era, New Democracy: How can a UK...

This ERS Cymru and Labour for a New Democracy fringe...

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There are six Government Whips in the House of Lords

Are there whips in the House of Lords?

From 1990s TV series House of Cards to James Graham’s...

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