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Many MPs have now woken up to the elephant in the room that is the Westminster voting system
Electoral Reform

Current Parliament ‘least represents how the country voted of any in history’, MPs warn

Last week saw MPs warning that our current Parliament “is the one that least represents how the country voted of...

We have provided MP with our research - Emphasising how the voting system is letting down voters.
Electoral Reform

Here’s how we’ve briefed MPs ahead of the Westminster debate on proportional representation

On 30th January, MPs will be meeting in Parliament to debate proportional representation – a welcomed and vital opportunity to...

in a modern democracy we should be removing barriers and expanding access to voting
Voter ID

The Government is finally reviewing the unnecessary and unfair Voter ID rules

Voter ID has risen back up the political agenda after the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, last week confirmed the...

Electoral Reform

This year’s General Election left millions of voices unheard

We have all heard the outcome of the 2024 general election, the surprises and the predictable outcomes, but digging under...

Electoral Reform

The rise of multi-party voting at UK general elections

With votes for parties, and independent candidates, other than Labour and the Conservatives reaching a historic high of 42.6%, the...

Electoral Reform

Why are voters switching parties more than ever?

We recently published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step. Our polling during the General...

Electoral Reform

The top 5 most-read ERS articles from 2024

As the year draws to an end, we’ve had a look through the stats to see which of our articles...

Sarah Olney PR bill
Electoral Reform

MPs vote for proportional representation in victory for public

Last week, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney managed to find time in the parliamentary schedule to make the case for...

Parliament’s petition site isn’t a magic route to changing the law
Electoral Reform

Does the parliamentary petition site make a difference?

The parliamentary petition site is in the news at the moment, as nearly three million people have signed a petition...

APPG for Fair Votes
Electoral Reform

Over 100 MPs join new parliamentary group supporting electoral reform for Westminster

Today sees the launch of a new parliamentary group on electoral reform, which is upping the pressure on the government...

A democratic mandate would mean better legislation in the long run
House of Lords

The Commons versus the Lords: What’s the difference?

Our parliament is made up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, but do we really need...

Over 70% of residents in a consultation, and a majority of councillors backed the move
ERS Cymru

Majority of councillors vote for STV in Gwynedd, but vote fails to reach high threshold by one vote

There was a disappointing outcome in Gwynedd this afternoon as we just fell short in winning the council’s vote on...