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Time for Change The 2022 Welsh Local Elections and the Case for STV

The 2022 Welsh Local Elections and the case...

On May 5th 2022 voters went to the polls in...

ERS Cymru
Oyster cards

Voter ID list gives few options for younger...

Long-awaited details of the government’s voter ID scheme have now...

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The State of Scottish Democracy Lecture

Don’t miss one of Scotland’s leading political experts...

ERS Scotland is hosting the inaugural State of Scottish Democracy...

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Major American cities adopt Proportional Representation

A wave of cities across the United States...

This week’s big electoral story is America’s midterm elections and...

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The Alternative Vote and the proportional Single Transferable Vote are used across Australia

How do elections work in the Australian states?

Six months after choosing a new federal parliament, voters in...

Around the World
The DUP and Sinn Fein have to form a government together

Why does the Northern Ireland Assembly keep collapsing?

In 1998, the Good Friday Agreement, also known as the...

ERS Northern Ireland
Infrastructure and Projects Authority Successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable

We’re calling for an inquiry into failing voter...

Long before the Elections Act was passed last year, we...

Current Affairs Commentary
Will Liz Truss release a resignation honours list after just 44 days in office

Life-time appointments to Lords should not be handed...

A seat in the House of Lords is a lifetime...

Current Affairs Commentary
Ministers are finding solutions to the problems their own ID policy has created

Cash-strapped councils to spend £1.3 million on 40,000...

A parliamentary question has revealed yet more details of the...

Current Affairs Commentary
Westminster

What is a Ten Minute Rule bill?

One of the most exciting parts of Westminster proceedings is...

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First Past the Post has given us three prime ministers in three months

We need to reform our voting system to...

As Liz Truss prepares to leave Downing Street, it’s clear...

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Westminster at night

What is a Private Members’ bill?

One of the most noteworthy ways that MPs can push...

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