Does proportional representation lead to higher turnout?A healthy democracy requires healthy levels of democratic participation – the most crucial element of which is turnout at general elections. But Britain has one of the lowest turnout rates in the west – a...Posted 10 Feb 2022
Doubts over turnout figures could have serious implicationsTurnout is a vital measure for understanding our relationship with politics, whether it be low or high. If people do not vote, it tells us they are being failed by politics. If people do vote in large numbers, then it can be argued the Government which emerges after an...Posted 19 Jan 2018