Keir Starmer has been urged to throw his support behind some form of proportional representation (PR) in order to embed Britain’s “progressive majority”. Paul Sweeney, member of the Scottish parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region, warned that without electoral reform, the country could face a “horrendous scenario” leading to the “extinction of the United Kingdom”.... Read more » The post Back electoral reform to embed ‘progressive majority’ and thwart Farage, Starmer urged...| Politics.co.uk
Over the summer, ministers published plans for extensive electoral reforms. The headline proposal is the reduction of the voting age to 16. A raft of other measures will affect voter registration, campaign finance, election administration, and the role of the Electoral Commission. In this post, Alan Renwick argues that much of what the government proposes […]| The Constitution Unit Blog
A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair elections, the largest of its kind in Westminster, has developed the terms of reference for a “national commission on electoral reform”... Read more » The post Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission appeared first on Politics.co.uk.| Politics.co.uk
If we fix the financial rules of the electoral game in Canada, we’ll widen the pool of players—and that's a winning move for all of us.| Analysis Archives – The Independent
Winner-takes-all is by far the largest reason why Electoral College margins often look very different from the popular vote.| Armarium Interreta