The Reformer

There are lots of options for upgrading Westminsters system

What are the alternatives to First Past the Post?

Westminster’s First Past the Post system means we don’t get a parliament that fully represents the voting public. Millions of...

To do: Launch voter ID website

£5.6 million to promote voter ID website that wasn’t live yet

We told the government that voter ID was a costly distraction. First, it was £55m for new A4 polling cards...

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How did Switzerland get proportional representation?

In the early 1890s, a handful of Swiss cantons (states) held the first public elections in Europe to truly use...

Most read articles of 2022

The top 5 most-read ERS articles from 2022

Every year we have a look through the stats to see which of our articles were the most popular with...

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The 9 best politics Twitter accounts to follow for fans of elections

Becoming more informed in politics can be daunting. There’s so much information to consume and it comes at you so...

Without addressing the Commons, the aims of Brown’s Commission can only fall short

Brown Commission reforms offer first blueprint for much-needed democratic renewal

Gordon Brown has now released A New Britain: Renewing our Democracy and Rebuilding our Economy – the findings of his...

Ed Davey electoral reform event

Ed Davey – Let’s make the next general election the last fought under First Past the Post

This week we supported a panel with Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey, as part of a rescheduled conference event. The...

2022 at the ERS: How we’ve worked with other organisations

Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

2022 at the ERS: Party conference season report

Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

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ERS Scotland’s State of Scottish Democracy lecture draws crowd in Glasgow

Thank you to everyone who made it along to Govan’s Pearce Institute to hear Professor James Mitchell present the first-ever...

2022 at the ERS: Our work behind the scenes

Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

2022 at the ERS: Our research and publications

Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...