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Voters do care about women’s leadership in elected office

Voters prefer decisions made by panels balanced between...

Men still dominate political decision-making in the United Kingdom. Women...

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Wales is leading the way as registering to...

The age-old adage about waiting for a bus and two...

We want every council in Wales to scrap First Past the Post

One year to win local proportional representation in...

A year from today, November 15, 2024, is the last...

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Jess Blair at the Senedd

We gave evidence to MSs on a new...

In September a new piece of legislation was introduced into...

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When voters have an electoral system that works for them, Independent councillors get elected

Why independent candidates win with the Single Transferable...

Currently, there are 14 independent MPs in the House of...

Good scrutiny pays for itself and poor scrutiny leads to poor decisions going unchallenged

Welsh Government introduce Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections)...

Next year the Senedd will mark a quarter of a...

Welsh Government to introduce progressive electoral reforms

Last week in the Senedd, First Minister Mark Drakeford announced...

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Welsh Lab Conf 2023 Preview

New Era, New Democracy: How can a UK...

This ERS Cymru and Labour for a New Democracy fringe...

We have the opportunity to encourage first-time voter participation

Welcome to Your Vote Week – Raising young...

This week is Welcome to Your Vote Week, a campaign...

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ERS Cymru has long called for automatic voter registration

We told the Welsh Government our suggestions for...

Since elections were devolved to Wales in the Wales Act...

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Welsh Polling station

Local democracy in Wales

Local politics in Wales isn't working. It's time for STV.

Time for Change The 2022 Welsh Local Elections and the Case for STV

The 2022 Welsh Local Elections and the case...

On May 5th 2022 voters went to the polls in...

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