16 January 1884; 140 years ago (1884-01-16) London, United Kingdom
Type
Non-governmental organisation
Focus
Democracy, electoral reform, elections
Location
London, Cardiff, Edinburgh
Area served
United Kingdom
Method
Lobbying, research, innovation
Key people
Darren Hughes, Chief Executive
Jon Walsh, Chair
Dan Snow, Ambassador
Affiliations
Proportional Representation Society of Ireland (1911–1922)
Website
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
Formerly called
Proportional Representation Society
The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) is an independent campaigning organisation based in the United Kingdom which promotes electoral reform. It seeks to replace first-past-the-post voting with proportional representation, advocating the single transferable vote, and replacing the House of Lords.[1] It is the world's oldest operating organisation concerned with political and electoral reform.
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Electoralreform is a change in electoral systems which alters how public desires are expressed in election results. Reforms can include changes to: Voting...
with other organisations promoting electoralreform in the UK, including Make Votes Matter, the ElectoralReformSociety and Politics for the Many. LCER...
historian and television presenter. He is an ambassador of the ElectoralReformSociety (ERS). Born in Westminster, London Dan Snow is the youngest son...
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report of the Silk Commission. Similarly, in 2013 and 2016, the ElectoralReformSociety published reports making the case for enlarging the Assembly. A...
April 2014. "ElectoralReformSociety's evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft Bill for House of Lords Reform". ElectoralReformSociety. 21 October...
compile and maintain accurate electoral registers. Registration was introduced for all constituencies as a result of the Reform Act 1832, which took effect...
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Unlock Democracy and the ElectoralReformSociety. In 1998 and 2003, independent commissions were formed to look into electoralreform. After the 2005 election...
considered as safe seats for the Democratic Party. On 6 April 2010, the ElectoralReformSociety (ERS) estimated that going into the 2010 general election, of the...
this and the unforeseen 2007–2008 crisis. In August 2016, the ElectoralReformSociety published a highly critical report on the referendum and called...
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improvise and strengthen the existing electoral practices in India. Since 1952, when the first election ended, various reforms have addressed the issue of party...
and Research Director of the ElectoralReformSociety. In 2017, Hughes became Chief Executive of the ElectoralReformSociety, based in South London. Hughes...
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sections of the media and academia for a campaign described by the ElectoralReformSociety as "dire", which left the public seriously lacking proper information...
the referendum. After the campaign, he joined the council of the ElectoralReformSociety, serving as vice-chair. In 2012, Bartley was selected as the Green...
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enable their traceability. It was argued by the government that this reform of electoral bonds is expected to enhance transparency and accountability in the...
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