Download the briefing (408.5KB pdf) Jess Garland, Research Advisor, Electoral Reform Society July 2017 The result of the most recent hereditary peer by-election will be announced on Wednesday 19 July. This by-election was called following...
Posted 28 Jun 2017
Download the briefing (325.3KB pdf) The Electoral Reform Society strongly supports enfranchising 16- and 17-year-olds for all elections and referenda. Enfranchising younger people is one of the ways we can try to build a better...
Posted 28 Jun 2017
Download Submisison (511.2KB pdf) The Electoral Reform Society is an independent campaigning organisation working to champion the rights of voters and build a better democracy in Britain. The Society welcomes the growing consensus that...
Posted 14 Feb 2017
Download Submission (388.5KB pdf) ‘Is the House of Lords an effective second chamber?’ January 10th, 2017 Electoral Reform Society submission to Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) Inquiry on the Size and Composition of...
Posted 10 Jan 2017
Download Briefing (541.1KB pdf) The EU referendum – where we go from here The Electoral Reform Society was, from the start, a key commentator on the conduct and nature of the EU referendum and the...
Posted 04 Jul 2016
Download Briefing (455.9KB pdf) Consideration of Lords amendments (Wednesday 27th April 2016) The ‘opt-in’ and party funding Responses to Lords Amendments 7 and 8 The Society strongly welcomes government amendment (n) – extending the transition...
Posted 27 Apr 2016
Download Briefing (248.3KB pdf) Contact: Dr Edward Molloy (edward.molloy@electoral-reform.org.uk) For more information, visit www.electoral-reform.org.uk/constitutional-convention Introduction This note first sets out what a citizen-led Constitutional Convention is, and why we need one for the UK. We...
Posted 09 Mar 2016
Download Briefing (383.4KB pdf) Vote/motion 20th January – Peers voted by 327 votes to 234 in favour of Baroness Smith of Basildon’s motion (See independent.co.uk and publications.parliament.uk) in the House of Lords to create a select...
Posted 29 Jan 2016
Download Briefing (476.1KB pdf) House of Commons – consideration of Lords amendments Tuesday, December 8th 2015 Main recommendation The Electoral Reform Society strongly supports lowering the voting age. Enfranchising younger people is one of the...
Posted 08 Dec 2015
Download Briefing (471.6KB pdf) House of Lords – Report Stage Day 1 Wednesday, November 18th 2015 Clause 2 The Electoral Reform Society strongly supports lowering the voting age. Enfranchising younger people is one of...
Posted 18 Nov 2015