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14,513,247 voters didn’t vote for their MP

Thousands have signed our petition for proportional representation...

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

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A 1% increase in the Conservatives’ vote share led to a landslide

When millions of voters are systematically ignored, it’s...

One thing was clear before a single result came in...

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Votes per MP 2019

Westminster’s voting system is bankrupt. It’s time for...

Millions of voters unrepresented. An unjust majority on a minority...

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2019 under PR STV

How the 2019 election results could have looked...

Ever wondered how the 2019 General Election result would have...

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Parties respond to ERS call to make electoral...

Earlier this week, the ERS wrote to all the main...

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In many parts of the UK there isn’t much of a contest this election

Three ways Westminster’s voting system has skewed the...

Though we are still a couple of days away from...

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Huge parts of this country are effectively competition-free zones

14 Million Voters Are In Seats That Haven’t...

Nearly 14 million voters are in seats that have not...

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TV debates have a much longer history in Canada, having taken place since 1968

What can we learn from Canada’s Leaders’ Debate...

This election’s televised leaders debates have taken place against a...

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Record-breaking 30% of the public plan to vote ‘tactically’ in the General Election

Is this the ‘hold your nose’ election? Record-breaking...

Polling from BMG research for the Electoral Reform Society has...

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It is time to talk about our democracy

Democracy Day: On December 5th, it’s time to...

Few would say with honesty that Westminster is working. So...

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“The conduct of our elections online is currently a ‘Wild West’”

Google starts to open up on political ads...

New rules have just come into force at Google, banning...

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Thomas Wright Hill

The quest for fairer voting

The first recorded election under a proportional representation (PR) system...

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