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Outside of Westminster, most ways of electing parliaments and assemblies don’t involve wasting so many votes.

Where is proportional representation used in the UK?

Westminster’s voting system is well and truly broken. The system...

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How do elections work in Japan?

For the next six weeks the eyes of the world...

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House of Lords

An elected House of Lords wouldn’t just be...

The Electoral Reform Society has long campaigned for the House...

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Is there proportional representation in Scotland?

For most of the 20th century, every election in Scotland...

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House of Lords

What is the main purpose of the House...

Even those of you out there who have a passing...

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Each member state decides the details of the system used to elect their MEPs

How is the European Parliament Elected?

Voters across the EU will be heading to the polls...

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Does Australia use First Past the Post?

Australians head to the polls tomorrow to elect all 151...

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France is the only other European democracy not to use some form of proportional representation

Is there proportional representation in France?

Apart from the UK, France is the only other European...

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the way we elect MPs divides the country

With first past the post, country and city...

Far too often, debates around electoral reform are characterised as...

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Citizens’ Assemblies are put together like a jury, so we all have an equal chance of joining

What is a Citizens’ Assembly?

Citizens’ Assemblies are often in the news, from the assemblies...

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Voters in 1945, Holborn

How long have we used First Past the...

We’re right to be proud of the long history of...

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Which countries in Europe use PR_

Which European countries use proportional representation?

Of the 43 countries most often considered to be within...

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