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Electoral Reform in Westminster

Voters Left Voiceless – The 2019 General Election

For all the talk of December’s poll as a ‘People versus Parliament’ election, it looks like neither won. 22.6 million....

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Labour leadership candidates set out their stalls on political reform for the ERS

Labour members have received their ballot papers and are voting in the leadership and deputy leadership contests – with polls...

Peers’ daily allowance is to rise to £323 per day
House of Lords

Oh Lord… Defender of hereditary peers is made minister for political reform

Last week’s government reshuffle saw some strange moves. Boris Johnson appointed a former speechwriter to John Major, Lord True, as...

Parties know they can’t just ignore an area or take others for granted
Electoral Reform in Westminster

In Ireland, it actually feels like my vote makes a difference

As part of a series on the experiences of voters in the Irish 2020 election, we wanted to speak with...

I was spoilt for choice in candidates
Electoral Reform in Westminster

STV allowed me to consider the candidates in greater detail

As part of a series on the experiences of voters in the Irish 2020 election, we wanted to speak with...

At school in Ireland, the STV system was explained to us in Civics class
Electoral Reform in Westminster

With STV in Ireland, politicians cannot afford to ignore people

As part of a series on the experiences of voters in the Irish 2020 election, we wanted to speak with...

Lords will see their daily pay rise by 3.1% to £323 per day
House of Lords

Spiralling size and cost of the Lords shows it’s time for an overhaul

The House of Lords has again come under scrutiny this week as the Times reports that peers will see their daily pay...

All the people I know who’ve moved back and forth are very pro-STV
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Voting with proportional representation feels much more meaningful than Westminster’s system

As part of a series on the experiences of voters in the Irish 2020 election, we wanted to speak with...

I was canvassed by one current TD at my doorstep, and two other candidates out and about
Electoral Reform in Westminster

If people want change in Ireland, they can get it at the ballot box

As part of a series on the experiences of voters in the Irish 2020 election, we wanted to speak with...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Voters dislike disproportionate results – even when their own party benefits

February 11, 2020

As political parties and commentators continue to digest the result of the 2019 general election, one issue that keeps coming...

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House of Lords

ERS in the Press – January 2020

Following December’s General Election we have continued to make the case for a fairer, proportional voting system, highlighting the warped...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Ireland’s TV debates show the difference the electoral system makes

February 6, 2020

On Tuesday the 4th February, ITV’s political editor Robert Peston tweeted: The Irish leaders’ debate is really quite shocking. The...