The Reformer

This election marks the fifth change in Germany’s head of government in the last 50 years

Germany’s 2021 election: How Germans vote

This Sunday (26th March), Germany goes to the polls to...

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This is the fourth post-war Canadian election and second in a row with a wrong winner

First Past the Post has failed to give...

Minority government on 32% of the vote is one thing,...

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First Past the Post will make it easier for unpopular or extreme candidates to slip into town halls

Ministers just sneaked out a serious, undemocratic change...

The government is trying to sneakily force through plans to...

Current Affairs Commentary
Joint statement logos

22 Welsh organisations warn voter ID plans could...

At a time when we should be thinking about how...

Current Affairs Commentary
Nearly half of all constituency Labour Parties have backed motions in support of the change

Calls for Labour to back reform grow as...

With Labour’s conference set to begin next week the debate...

Current Affairs Commentary
Hands up voting

Help shape the Electoral Reform Society by voting...

In the upcoming weeks, members of the Electoral Reform Society...

Developments at the ERS
Voter ID Petition Hand In

Nearly 300,000 signatures handed to No 10 over...

Campaign groups handed in nearly 300,000 petition signatures to 10...

Current Affairs Commentary
100 years since Norwegians elected their first proportional parliament

How do elections work in Norway?

Like most European countries, Norway first adopted proportional representation in...

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Conference organisers are being flooded with motions to reject first past the post

5 events not to miss at Labour conference

Support is growing across the Labour movement for reform of...

Current Affairs Commentary
Constitutional Convention

A People Powered Response to the Climate Crisis...

We are facing a climate crisis, to find solutions that...

ERS Scotland
Make no mistake, voter ID will see legitimate voters turned away

Voter ID could breach fundamental rights, MPs warn

The ERS gave evidence to the committee’s enquiry with Dr...

Current Affairs Commentary
The proposals could disenfranchise voters on an industrial scale

Voter ID: Thousands tell the government: “Hands off...

Over 50,000 people have now signed the Electoral Reform Society’s...

Current Affairs Commentary