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Electoral Reform Society

@electoralreform

The Electoral Reform Society is an independent organisation leading the campaign for your democratic rights. Sign up for updates: ers.tools/subscribe

London, Edinburgh and Cardiff

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Joined June 2008

Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Dec 13, 2019
Across Britain, it took... 🗳️864,743 votes to elect 1 Green MP 🗳️642,303 votes to elect 0 Brexit Party MPs 🗳️334,122 votes to elect a Lib Dem 🗳️50,817 votes for a Labour MP 🗳️38,316 votes for a Plaid Cymru MP 🗳️38,300 votes for a Con. MP 🗳️25,882 votes for a SNP MP #ScrapFPTP
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Nov 17, 2022
Long-awaited details of the government’s voter ID scheme have now been released, including details of which IDs will be accepted at the polling station. The list contains plenty of options for older voters, but few for younger voters. electoral-reform.org.uk/voter-id-list-…
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Dec 13, 2019
Look at the Votes Per Seat column 😮
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Jun 1, 2020
BREAKING: 16 and 17 year olds secure the right to vote in Wales today
16 and 17 year olds have secured the right to vote in Wales
From electoral-reform.org.uk
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Nov 25, 2019
NEW: There have been a massive 2.8m applications to #RegisterToVote since the election was called. That's over a million more than the comparable pre-deadline period during the last election, which saw 1.7m applications
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Nov 7, 2022
The government have finally published the list of ID they will allow you to use to vote - six of the Government-accepted IDs are specifically targeted at older people, while almost none are aimed at younger people.
Voter ID: ‘It’s Far Worse than Any US State’
From bylinetimes.com
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Jul 31, 2020
The Lords was already the largest second chamber in the world. There are now over 800 unelected peers, voting on our laws for life. It's time for an overhaul.
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Nov 17, 2022
Replying to @electoralreform
At a cost, estimated by the Cabinet Office to be up to £180,000,000 per decade, this law to force people to bring photo ID to vote is an expensive distraction from the problems the country faces. Add your name here:
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
Add your name: We need to scrap the Voter ID rules
It only takes 30 seconds.
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Dec 13, 2019
Replying to @electoralreform
When it takes nearly 900,000 votes to elect one party’s MP, and just 26,000 for another, you know the system is not just struggling – it’s bankrupt
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Jul 13, 2022
Andy Burnham has called on Labour to seize the moment and back proportional representation. Labour members have already backed reform, it's time for the party to follow suit.
Andy Burnham says Labour must ‘seize moment’ and back proportional representation
From theguardian.com
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Dec 13, 2019
How would the results have looked if we used the same system and constituencies as EU Parliament elections? #ElectionResults2019
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Nov 27, 2019
NEW: 659,666 people registered to vote yesterday - the highest number on record for a single day
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Dec 17, 2019
Appointing people to the Lords for life after they 'stand down' or lose their seat makes a mockery of democracy. The second chamber is long overdue an overhaul
Boris Johnson's 'plot' to put allies and election loser Zac Goldsmith into Lords
From mirror.co.uk
Electoral Reform Society
@electoralreform
Aug 3, 2018
Why do boundaries matter? They often decide who wins. Look how control of our fictional town council changes between the reds and the blues as the ward boundaries move, even though nobody changes their vote.
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