Our electoral system is hugely unrepresentative and increasingly unpredictable — new report
First-past-the-post is so broken that the Tories would have won a majority in the House of Commons if they’d picked up just 533 more votes.
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Don’t get left outside the polling station on 8 June — register to vote today
Today is the final date for applications to join the electoral register
Tory ‘voter ID’ laws would stop millions voting. How democratic!
Four reasons why the government’s plans are bad news
Open primaries could solve Labour’s leadership crisis – and unite the left
Labour needs more people voting for leader, not less
Final polls give Remain the edge
Pound surges as Remain nudges ahead, but campaigners will warn against complacency
As people register for EU vote, is it time to consider automatic registration?
If the ballot box is a social leveller, there are inequalities in how we vote
Less than half of 18 to 24-year-olds plan to vote on EU
Over 80 per cent of over-65s intend to vote
Public hungry for more information on EU vote
Fears that referendum turnout could be low due to a ‘toxic cocktail’ of high interest but lack of information
Briefing: Why we elect London’s mayor with the Supplementary Vote
While many people still don’t understand it, SV is a simple voting system that empowers voters
Audit shows increased political engagement but EU uncertainty
Study of the ‘political pulse’ of the nation shows post-election boost in engagement, lack of knowledge about Europe and continuing frustration with the political system