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583:, a campaign to "build support for UK electoral reform in Labour with the aim of changing party policy by the time its next conference takes place". According to polling, three-quarters of Labour members believe the party should commit to supporting proportional representation and adopt it as a policy. The motion for the September 2021 Labour Party conference was defeated despite 80% of CLP delegates voting in favour, due to an overwhelming vote against by the affiliated trade unions, most of which at the time did not have policy on electoral reform. In October 2021, the trade union 29: 648:
and companies when balloting their members or shareholders in ways defined by the law and their internal management. In many cases, these organisations are forbidden from conducting their ballots internally in an attempt to ensure that the ballots are conducted impartially. Until 2018 the Electoral
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At the Labour Party Conference in September 2022, delegates from CLPs and trade unions voted overwhelmingly in favour of adopting proportional representation. The motion is not binding on the party leadership but does commit the party to include PR in its election manifesto. Although during his
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In February 2018, the ERS reported that hundreds of seats were being effectively 'reserved' by men, holding back women's representation. Their report states that 170 seats are being held by men first elected in 2005 or before – with few opportunities for women to take those seats or selections.
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dubbed "the biggest political scandal you've never heard of". Electoral Commission sources estimated as many as 10 million voters could disappear from the electoral roll under government plans, predominantly poor, young or black, and more liable to vote Labour. The society succeeded in securing
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In August 2012, the society predicted turnout could be as low as 18.5% and outlined steps to salvage the elections, mobilising support from both candidates and voters. The Government did not change tack, dubbing the prediction a "silly season story". Following the result (in which the national
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and for most local elections in England and Wales, while plurality-at-large is used in multi-member council wards in England and Wales, and was historically used in the multi-member parliamentary constituencies before their abolition.
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It also campaigns for improvements to public elections and representative democracy, and is a regular commentator on all aspects of representation, public participation and democratic governance in the United Kingdom.
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In August 2016, the society published a highly critical report on the referendum and called for a review of how future events are run. Contrasting it very unfavourably with the 'well-informed grassroots' campaign for
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turnout was a mere 15.1%, even lower than the society's prediction), the Society branded the Government's approach to elections as a "comedy of errors", views that were reiterated by Shadow Home Secretary
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Reform Society remained a minority shareholder and was in large part financed by its dividend from Electoral Reform Services. In 2018 Electoral Reform Services was sold out to
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4. to give representative greater independence by freeing them from the pressure of sectional interests (perhaps party discipline and back-room deals were meant)
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also voted to support proportional representation. Other unions that have declared their support for proportional representation include the
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The Electoral Reform Society seeks a "representative democracy fit for the 21st century." The society advocates the replacement of the
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The society led bids to change the Government's approach to introduction of Individual Electoral Registration, which the
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1. to reproduce the opinions of the electors in parliament and other public bodies in their true proportions
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Sinnott, Richard, 1999. ‘The electoral system’, pp. 99–126 in John Coakley and Michael Gallagher (eds),
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2. to secure the majority of electors shall rule and all other considerable minorities shall be heard
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The Influence of the Method of Election upon the Constitution of Local Authorities, London: PRS,
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In September 2020, the Electoral Reform Society joined with other pressure groups (including
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The society has campaigned successfully for the introduction of STV for local elections in
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c. 23), but, despite a determined campaign of political lobbying, it was unable to do so.
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5. to ensure to parties representation by their ablest and most trusted members.
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Proportional Representation: Critics of the British Electoral System 1820–1945
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UK Parliamentary Archives, Records of the Proportional Representation Society
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In 2012, the Society criticised Government handling of its policy of elected
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as part of the Vote for a Change campaign. It is a founding member of the
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Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom § 2017 election
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Dunleavy, Patrick; Travers, Tony; Gilson, Chris (13 November 2012).
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A PRS pamphlet of the 1920s described the organisation's aims thus:
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In a 2014 report, the society recommended several ways to make the
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3. to give electors a wider freedom in the choice of representation
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Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa
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International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
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Political and economic think tanks based in the United Kingdom
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International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
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Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials
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Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening
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twice (1959 and 1968), the society, under the leadership of
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to define the role that broadcasters are expected to play.
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changed its policy to back proportional representation.
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Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development
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Walker, Peter; Allegretti, Aubrey (26 September 2022).
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campaign in the unsuccessful bid for a Yes vote in the
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Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
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voting systems with a proportional voting system, the
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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Election and democracy support/reform organizations
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Index


London
United Kingdom
Non-governmental organisation
Democracy
electoral reform
elections
London
Cardiff
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Lobbying
research
innovation
Darren Hughes
Dan Snow
Proportional Representation Society of Ireland
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
independent advocacy organisation
United Kingdom
electoral reform
first-past-the-post voting
proportional representation
single transferable vote
an elected upper house of Parliament
first-past-the-post
plurality-at-large
single transferable vote
elections to the House of Commons
John Lubbock

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