Tag: electoral law
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Ben Stanford: The Government’s Electoral Reform Proposals: Good Intentions, Unrealised Potential
The long-awaited Representation of the People Bill was laid before the House of Commons on 12 February 2026. This followed the Government’s earlier policy paper, “Restoring Trust in our Democracy”, published in July 2025, which outlined the Government’s bold aim to “usher in a new chapter in our democracy, reflecting our principles, and restoring faith…
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Weekly round-up of events
This week’s event announcement is below. ~~~ The Putney Debates 2018: Powers to the Peoples: Electoral Reform and a Federal UK? 2-7.30pm, Friday 2 February 2018 St Mary’s Church, High St, Putney, SW15 1SN As the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland strives for unity in the face of Brexit, the Oxford…
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Juliet Wells: Reforming Electoral Law: a Comment on the Law Commission’s Joint Consultation Paper
Electoral policy is constantly on the march. Given that the rules prescribing the voting systems to be used in different elections, the extent of the franchise, constituency boundaries, and eligibility to stand play a major part in shaping government and the broader exercise of public power by those within it, it is hardly surprising that…
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News: Reforming electoral law across the UK
In a consultation opening today the Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland set out provisional proposals for reforming the law that governs the conduct of elections and referendums across the UK. Electoral law in the UK is spread across 25 major statutes. It has become increasingly complex and fragmented, and difficult…