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The Electoral Reform Society is in the process of establishing a presence in Northern Ireland to help develop a deeper and more effective democracy.

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Northern Ireland has long used proportional representation (STV) for all elections except Westminster. We are committed to pushing democratic reform, deliberation and participation up the political agenda and producing rigorous research on the functioning of democracy in Northern Ireland.

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Voters in Northern Ireland demand more transparency in politics

New research by the Electoral Commission has shown the public in Northern Ireland wants to see more transparency in politics. The research, conducted by Ipsos Mori through a series of online focus groups, asked people about their awareness of, and attitude towards, the financing of political parties, the reporting and publication of such information, and […]

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Voters are much more likely to have a councillor they actually voted for

Northern Ireland’s local elections show the benefit of the Single Transferable Vote

ERS Northern Ireland Posted 26 May 2023
The DUP and Sinn Fein have to form a government together

Why does the Northern Ireland Assembly keep collapsing?

Devolution Posted 04 Nov 2022

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2020 Annual Report

Annual Report 2020

It’s hard to think of a more troubling year in living memory. But the public health crisis has, perhaps counter-intuitively, put issues of democracy at the forefront.

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2016 Northern Ireland Assembly Election

The 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly Election

How transfers of low preference votes affected the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election result.

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The ERS Northern Ireland team

Jessica Blair
Jess Blair
Northern Ireland Coordinator
jessica.blair@electoral-reform.org.uk

Jess Blair joined ERS in March 2017. Previously Jess was Policy and Projects Manager at the Institute of Welsh Affairs, a leading Welsh think tank. She was also Acting Director during 2016. Prior to that Jess worked in the National Assembly for Wales, writing policy for a political party. She also worked in Brussels with Regional Governments on lifelong learning policy. Jess holds a Masters in Welsh Government and Politics from the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University.