Campaigners have called for urgent reform to the House of Lords after new Conservative appointments leave the chamber 'bursting at the seams'.
Posted 14 Jan 2020
“This latest announcement is another sign we can’t leave our election rules in the hands of Silicon Valley giants."
Posted 10 Jan 2020
Campaigners have called for 'real action, not just warm words' on House of Lords reform, following reports that the government are assessing options for an overhaul.
Posted 06 Jan 2020
An ERS petition to scrap and replace the unelected House of Lords has hit 100,000 signatures in just two weeks, amid what campaigners describe as a 'rolling cronyism scandal' in the honours system.
Posted 31 Dec 2019
Voters across the country were shortchanged last week, due to the 'warped' nature of our electoral system according to a new briefing by the Electoral Reform Society on the 2019 General Election.
Posted 20 Dec 2019
Statement from the Electoral Reform Society, for immediate release, 17thDecember Contact Jon Narcross, Communications Officer on [email protected]/ 07794728820 for bids. Commenting on reports that the Prime Minister is planning to ‘pack’ the second chamber with new (pro-Brexit)...
Posted 17 Dec 2019
The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) has urged the Prime Minister not to fill the House of Lords with ex-MPs, amid rumours that several former MPs are tipped to ‘vote on our laws for life’.
Posted 16 Dec 2019
More than 14.5 million voters are effectively ‘unrepresented’ according to the Electoral Reform Society, after 45% of voters rejected their local MP.
Posted 15 Dec 2019
Statement from the Electoral Reform Society, for immediate release, 13th December. Contact Jon Narcross on [email protected] / 07794728820 for bids. Researchers have modelled the General Election result under a form of proportional representation. Modelled under the voting...
Posted 13 Dec 2019
A majority (54%) of voters in Scotland didn't vote for their MP, sparking renewed calls for proportional representation for Westminster elections.
Posted 13 Dec 2019