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Shouldn’t MPs win or lose their seats based on voters changing their minds

Changing boundaries shouldn’t change election results

For the past 30 years, political scientists Colin Rallings and...

Current Affairs Commentary
The present political landscape would appear both radically different and depressingly similar to our forebears in 1884

140 years of winning electoral reform

On a chilly evening exactly 140 years ago, a diverse...

Developments at the ERS
Liz Truss appointed one peer for every 1.5 days she served as Prime Minister

The UK’s shortest serving PM hands out peerages...

In the days between Christmas and New Year, the government...

Current Affairs Commentary
The benefits of proportional representation for a reformed House of Lords are clear

Which is the best electoral system for the...

Whenever the issue of creating an elected Second Chamber comes...

Your Questions Answered
At over 800 peers in total, it dwarfs all other second chambers around the world

How many peers are there in the House...

One of the unique features of our currently second chamber,...

Your Questions Answered
Around 400 seats will see very little, if any, local campaigning from either of the two major UK parties

The Non-Battleground Election: Millions of voters are ignored

Last week, the Labour Party started the process of selecting...

Current Affairs Commentary
2023 most read

The top 5 most-read ERS articles from 2023

Every year we have a look through the stats to...

Current Affairs Commentary
Only one-in-four think it is OK to hand out peerages in order to parachute people into cabinet

Fewer than one-in-four support prime ministers handing out...

Our recent polling, covered by the Daily Mirror, has found...

Current Affairs Commentary
Unfinished Business Routes to an Elected Second Chamber

Unfinished Business: New report shows routes to an...

Reform of the House of Lords is both hugely popular...

ERS Report Launch
Over 3 million more British citizens might be able to vote in the next election

How do countries around the world deal with...

In October, legislation was introduced which would enable over 3...

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14,000 voters were turned away - was voter ID worth it?

Government report can’t say if voter ID made...

The government has published its evaluation of the Elections Act...

Current Affairs Commentary
Powys and Gwynedd Councils have both voted YES to a public consultation on First Past the Post

Powys and Gwynedd lead the way for Welsh...

There was fantastic news for voters coming out of Powys...

Current Affairs Commentary