How do elections work for France’s parliament, the French National Assembly?Fresh from re-electing Emmanuel Macron as president on 24 April 2022, French voters are now returning to the polls on the 12 and 19 June to elect a new parliament. Historically, presidential and legislative elections...Posted 30 May 2022
Wales can lead the way and deliver a parliament fit for the 21st CenturyReform of the Senedd has been discussed since its inception. When it opened in 1999 it had just 60 members, no government function and limited powers. While the powers of the Senedd and the function...Posted 18 May 2022
Scottish local democracy can build and strengthen our communitiesDemocracy is the right for people to decide how the place where they live is run. But too few people now believe that this right is being honoured, too few believe that they decide and...Posted 13 May 2022
Voters’ views warped across England and Wales as First Past the Post holds back electionsElections happened across the UK yesterday, with polls in Northern Ireland Assembly and local elections for all of Scotland and Wales plus large parts of England. Voters in Northern Ireland and Scotland used fair, proportional...Posted 06 May 2022
Making the case for STV in England – our local elections campaignOver the last few months the ERS has been building interest in how STV can make the UK’s politics fairer by highlighting the success of the system where it is currently used in the country....Posted 06 May 2022
Elections Cancelled: Over 100,000 Welsh voters to be denied a voteWith elections coming up across the country, campaigners across Wales are gearing up the familiar routine of doorstep conversations, leaflets through letterboxes and trying to convince voters that their candidate deserves to be re-elected, or...Posted 13 Apr 2022
Why England needs the Single Transferable VoteIn May 2022, local elections will take place throughout Scotland and Wales, as well as in many parts of England, including the election of all local councillors in Greater London. In Scotland, these will be...Posted 07 Apr 2022
England and Wales can learn from Scotland’s success with STVIt is now 15 years since Scotland abandoned First Past the Post for local government elections and adopted the Single Transferable Vote form of proportional representation. What many will have seen as a small shift in process...Posted 01 Apr 2022
Early voting trails come to WalesThis week the Welsh Government announced an exciting series of pilots on flexible voting – trialling, for the first time, new ways to make it easier for Welsh voters to access the ballot box. Since...Posted 25 Mar 2022
Welsh Labour conference vote is a big boost to campaign for Senedd reformWith just 60 elected members, Wales’ Parliament has long been under-resourced. But that problem has grown as Wales acquired more responsibilities – without the representatives needed to properly scrutinise legislation. For as long as there...Posted 16 Mar 2022