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| − | The Electoral Reform Society is a company limited by guarantee whose primary object is the promotion of the single transferable vote. | + | The Electoral Reform Society is a company limited by guarantee (registered company no. [http://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/00958404 00958404]) whose primary object is the promotion of the single transferable vote. The Electoral Reform Society holds a minority shareholding in Electoral Reform Services Limited.<ref>[http://www.electoralreform.co.uk/about-electoral-reform-services.php?p=history Electoral Reform Services website history page]</ref> |
==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
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==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | *supporter of [[ | + | *supporter of [[Yes in May]] <ref>http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=2</ref> |
==People== | ==People== | ||
*Chief Executive: [[Katie Ghose]]<ref name="staff">Electoral Reform Society website: Staff accessed: 2011-02-20. URL:http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=191. Accessed: 2011-02-20. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5we8k6GPB)</ref> | *Chief Executive: [[Katie Ghose]]<ref name="staff">Electoral Reform Society website: Staff accessed: 2011-02-20. URL:http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=191. Accessed: 2011-02-20. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5we8k6GPB)</ref> | ||
| − | *Director of ERS Scotland: [[Willie Sullivan]]<ref name=staff></ref> | + | *Director of ERS Scotland: [[Willie Sullivan]]<ref name="staff">Electoral Reform Society website: Staff accessed: 2011-02-20. URL:http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=191. Accessed: 2011-02-20. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5we8k6GPB)</ref> |
| − | *Director of Operations: [[Kate West]]<ref name="staff"></ref> | + | *Director of Operations: [[Kate West]]<ref name="staff">Electoral Reform Society website: Staff accessed: 2011-02-20. URL:http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=191. Accessed: 2011-02-20. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5we8k6GPB)</ref> |
| − | *Campaigns Director: [[Carina Trimingham]]<ref name="staff"></ref> | + | *Campaigns Director: [[Carina Trimingham]]<ref name="staff">Electoral Reform Society website: Staff accessed: 2011-02-20. URL:http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=191. Accessed: 2011-02-20. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5we8k6GPB)</ref> |
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
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| + | *''[http://electoral-reform.org.uk/downloads/experiencesofelectoralsystems.pdf Britain's Experience of Electoral Systems]'' The Electoral Reform Society's own take on the government's 2 time manifesto pledge to report on the state of democracy in Westminster and devolved government. April 2007. ISBN 0 903291 35 5. | ||
*''[http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/downloads/Voting%20in%20the%20UK%20for%20web.pdf Voting in the UK]''. Fact Book. Clear explanations of all UK elections. ISBN 0 903291 50 9. | *''[http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/downloads/Voting%20in%20the%20UK%20for%20web.pdf Voting in the UK]''. Fact Book. Clear explanations of all UK elections. ISBN 0 903291 50 9. | ||
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:Website: http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/ | :Website: http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/ | ||
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| + | :Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/electoralreform | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:27, 6 March 2013
The Electoral Reform Society is a company limited by guarantee (registered company no. 00958404) whose primary object is the promotion of the single transferable vote. The Electoral Reform Society holds a minority shareholding in Electoral Reform Services Limited.[1]
Contents
Activities
History
The Society has been campaigning for electoral reform for over 100 years[2]
Affiliations
- supporter of Yes in May [3]
People
- Chief Executive: Katie Ghose[4]
- Director of ERS Scotland: Willie Sullivan[4]
- Director of Operations: Kate West[4]
- Campaigns Director: Carina Trimingham[4]
Funding
Publications
- Britain's Experience of Electoral Systems The Electoral Reform Society's own take on the government's 2 time manifesto pledge to report on the state of democracy in Westminster and devolved government. April 2007. ISBN 0 903291 35 5.
- Voting in the UK. Fact Book. Clear explanations of all UK elections. ISBN 0 903291 50 9.
- 16 for 16 16 reasons for votes at 16. Foreword by Julie Morgan MP. May 2008. ISBN 0 903291 24 X.
- Candidate Selection The report of the Commission of Candidate Selection, by Peter Riddell. June 2005. ISBN 0 903291 24 X.
- Campaigning Under STV A guide for agents and parties in Scotland. June 2005. ISBN 0 903291 29 0.
- Turning out or turning off? An analysis of political disengagement and what can be done about it. September 2004. ISBN 0 903291 27 4.
Contact
- Address: Thomas Hare House, 6 Chancel Street, London, SE1 0UU
- Phone: 020 7928 1622
- Email: ers@electoral-reform.org.uk
- Website: http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/
Resources
- OpenCorporates: Electoral Reform Society
Notes
- ↑ Electoral Reform Services website history page
- ↑ http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=40
- ↑ http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Electoral Reform Society website: Staff accessed: 2011-02-20. URL:http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=191. Accessed: 2011-02-20. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5we8k6GPB)
