Manifesto for Democracy 2024 Too many citizens feel excluded from decision making, lacking the power to make their lives better. Over a third of people now ‘strongly agree’ that they ‘don’t think the government cares much about what people... Posted 12 Jun 2024
Briefing on Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) Download PDF (535.4KB pdf) Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) would mean that all eligible voters are put directly on the electoral rolls ensuring that the millions of missing voters are registered and that no one needlessly... Posted 02 May 2024
Position on the Supplementary Vote Download as a PDF (182.8KB pdf) Following an initial announcement trailed in March at the conclusion of Part One of the Home Office’s PCC Review,[1] the government confirmed that it would be scrapping the Supplementary... Posted 04 Feb 2022
Response to the House of Lords Constitution Committee inquiry into the Future Governance of the UK Download as PDF (235.0KB pdf) The Electoral Reform Society welcomes the House of Lords Constitution Committee call for evidence and its inquiry into the future governance of the United Kingdom. Debate and concerns around the... Posted 21 May 2021
Response to PACAC on the Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission Download as PDF (114.1KB pdf) The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to this call for evidence on the government’s proposed Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission. We welcome the government’s commitment to... Posted 14 Dec 2020
Response to Labour Party on Democracy and the Constitution Consultation The Electoral Reform Society's response to the Labour party's current consultation on democracy and the constitution. Posted 16 Jul 2020
Briefing on 2019 General Election ERS Report Download as a pdf (200.3KB pdf) In an election campaign characterised by uncertainty and volatility, it came as a surprise to many that the result should be such a decisive majority for one party. The... Posted 20 Dec 2019
Debate Briefing on Proportional Representation Download Briefing (229.3KB pdf) We welcome Tuesday’s debate on Proportional Representation (PR). The polarising Westminster voting system is fundamentally out of sync with how voters want to be represented today. Study after study shows voters... Posted 23 Apr 2019
Debate Briefing on Proportional Representation Download as PDF (403.1KB pdf) Briefing The Electoral Reform Society warmly welcomes the decision to debate the petition ‘To make votes matter, adopt Proportional Representation for UK General Elections’ in Westminster Hall on 30th October 2017.... Posted 25 Oct 2017
Response to the States Assembly Constitution Committee on electoral reform We note the Committee’s instructions to undertake a comprehensive review of all practicable methods of introducing Island-wide voting. There are possible models for all-island voting, but unfortunately, they all present significant practical difficulties, because of... Posted 31 Jan 2007