The General Election on this day in 1951 couldn’t have been more decisive. Six years since Labour’s victory in 1945, and one year after their victory in 1950, the public was still behind Clement Attlee’s...
Posted 25 Oct 2018
After spending a long weekend at Liberal Democrat conference, I can confirm that EU berets are firmly in fashion, you should never mention the M (moderate) word in their company and there is nothing they...
Posted 20 Sep 2018
The four national Boundary Commissions have now announced their results. If parliament accepts them, these will be the constituencies that the next general election in 2022 will be fought on. The election specialists Rallings &...
Posted 11 Sep 2018
The Additional Member System (AMS) uses a mix of First Past the Post constituencies and Party Lists.
Posted 06 Jun 2018
Whether it’s a restaurant, a stadium, or your belly – when something is full, logic determines you stop adding to it. This basic principle should be applied to the House of Lords, but it isn’t....
Posted 14 Feb 2018
With the Single Transferable Vote (STV), the mix of opinions in parliament matches the strength of their support in the country, and representatives - for example, Members of Parliament - have a strong connection to...
Posted 25 May 2017
With the Alternative Vote (AV) your constituency gets a Member of Parliament (MP) the majority support.
Posted 25 May 2017
First Past the Post (FPTP) is the name for the electoral system used to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to Westminster.
Posted 25 May 2017
