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Andy Burnham at labour conference

Electoral reform takes centre stage at Labour Party...

Electoral reform took centre stage, literally, at the Labour Party...

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Scotlands AMS system doesnt prevent parties from winning if they genuinely earn it

Is the Scottish Parliament designed to stop a...

As we approach the next Scottish parliamentary election, there’s a...

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South Africa Apartheid

How First Past the Post helped apartheid take...

South Africa’s history shows how an electoral system can change...

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Distorting mirror of first past the post

The danger of choosing a voting system that...

We all have a party we lean toward. Maybe we’ve...

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Small changes in support result in wildly different outcomes

First Past the Post could catapult Reform UK...

A new YouGov MRP poll, published on 26 September 2025,...

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Lib Dem conference 2025

Strong support for fair votes and jubilant mood...

I have just returned from a very sunny weekend in...

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The Commission must be accountable to Parliament as a whole - not the government of _the day

Why Electoral Commission independence matters

This week, a new report from Spotlight on Corruption highlighted the...

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Labour won a commanding majority, even though two-thirds did not vote for the party

How many votes did Labour get in 2024?

On election night in 2024, the headlines celebrated a Labour...

Your Questions Answered

Councillors keep winning with less than a third...

Each week, usually on a Thursday, a number of local...

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National Commission on Electoral Reform terms of reference

MPs suggest National Commission on Electoral Reform

In our increasingly fragmented and volatile political environment, the case...

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Proportional Representation means voters get what they ask for

Norway’s election shows how multi-party politics doesn’t have...

Norway went to the polls on 8 September for their...

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This bill has the opportunity to not just repair the damage, but improve on what we had

MPs vote to cut short First Past the...

On 2 September 2025, the House of Commons held the...

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