The Reformer

To vote you must be registered by the 26th of November

How do you register to vote and when do you have to do it by?

Whilst registration statistics have gone dramatically up since the date for the next general election became official, arguably the level...

Voters shouldn’t have to change their behaviour to work around first past the post’s failings

What is tactical voting and why is it bad for democracy?

In a Westminster election, tactical voting takes place when a voter chooses a candidate whom they wouldn’t normally support, in...

What is a hung parliament?

Across the country, a total of 650 Members of Parliament are elected to the Commons, with one per constituency. Under...

Three issues that need tackling this General Election

Let’s use this election as a chance to re-build democracy on stronger and fairer foundations As the UK prepares for...

Outside of Westminster, most ways of electing parliaments and assemblies don’t involve wasting so many votes.

Where is proportional representation used in the UK?

Westminster’s voting system is well and truly broken. The system with which we elect our MPs is struggling to produce...

Constitutional Convention

Aberdeen: What is Scotland’s Citizens’ Assembly?

On the 26th and 27th October 100 of Scotland’s citizens met to begin the six-month process of deliberating on the...

Could social media warp the next General Election?

Facebook recently triggered a major public debate by changing its rules on posts by political campaigners. Previously these had been...

Canadian Election

Canada’s election: Last call for First Past the Post?

It looks like Justin Trudeau has narrowly secured his second term as Canada’s Prime Minister. But his party lost out...

Hands up voting

Meet the new ERS Council

After a well-contested election, the Electoral Reform Society have a new Council to govern the Society for the next two...

Scotland’s Citizens’ Assembly: What can it do to be a success?

This piece is a guest post from Conor Black. Conor is a former student of the University of Glasgow who...

It’s time to move to a voting system fit for the 21st century

Why our next General Election will be an unfair lottery

Over the past century, our society and democracy have been transformed almost beyond recognition. As voting habits have changed, one...

Dark ads and dodgy donors: How the Queen’s Speech missed a chance to protect our democracy

There was a conspicuous silence in the Queen’s Speech on Monday. Despite announcing a bill to protect ‘electoral integrity’ (by...