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Exploring the proportional outcome of Germany’s 2025 Federal election

With around 84.5 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous country in western Europe. A German Federal election, where representatives are elected to the Bundestag (Germany’s national parliament), is therefore always an important event. From...

Posted 24 Feb 2025

There is no denying that Germany’s system has done a better job of reflecting the wishes of voters than the FPTP system

What voting system does the UK use for general elections?

Voting systems are the methods we use to elect representatives, like MPs or local councillors. They lay out rules about the way votes are cast and counted. Which system do we use in general elections...

Posted 11 Feb 2025

A real problem with our voting system is that it delivers parliaments which are not proportional

English devolution and local government reorganisation highlight need for PR at local level

Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government, has announced the latest stage of the UK government’s plans for devolution and local government re-organisation within England. Six...

Posted 11 Feb 2025

we now have the perfect opportunity to ensure that all English councils properly refelct the diversity of views

Current Parliament ‘least represents how the country voted of any in history’, MPs warn

Last week saw MPs warning that our current Parliament “is the one that least represents how the country voted of any in history”, as the government came under increasing pressure to bring in a fairer...

Posted 06 Feb 2025

Many MPs have now woken up to the elephant in the room that is the Westminster voting system

How would proportional representation work in the UK?

Proportional Representation (PR) is the idea that seats in parliament should closely match votes cast in an election. A system that’s perfectly proportional would mean that if a political party received one third of the...

Posted 16 Jan 2025

Under PR you could expect to see parliaments which more accurately reflect votes cast in a general election

This year’s General Election left millions of voices unheard

We have all heard the outcome of the 2024 general election, the surprises and the predictable outcomes, but digging under the surface there’s a surprising story to tell about the millions of voters who were...

Posted 19 Dec 2024

The rise of multi-party voting at UK general elections

With votes for parties, and independent candidates, other than Labour and the Conservatives reaching a historic high of 42.6%, the 2024 General Election saw a significant shift towards multi-party voting. The combined Labour and Conservative...

Posted 19 Dec 2024

Why are voters switching parties more than ever?

We recently published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step. Our polling during the General Election not only revealed the extent of tactical voting under our electoral system, but also...

Posted 19 Dec 2024

A System Out of Step – New report on the 2024 General Election

Today we have published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step. The General Election in 2024 was not only the most disproportional election in British electoral history, but one...

Posted 10 Dec 2024

General Election result prompts renewed electoral reform debate at Conservative Party conference

The Conservative conference this year was dominated by the leadership contest, with the four remaining candidates making their pitches to MPs and members this week in Birmingham. Meanwhile, at the fringe events there was a...

Posted 02 Oct 2024