Sentences with phrase «from electoral reform»

Burley's interview with Babbs, from the electoral reform campaigning group 38 Degrees, attracted complaints of bias and aggressive behaviour.

But who would benefit from electoral reform, asks independent political analyst Greg Callus.

Firstly, it has brought Tory and Lib Dem peers together; second, Labour has cementing its reputation for backing away from electoral reform at the last minute.

An analysis of the votes which did not contribute towards electing an MP confirms the Liberal Democrats» belief they would stand to benefit most from electoral reform.

There has been a widespread assumption that the Conservatives have nothing to gain from electoral reform, and the work that has been done so far — such as the YouGov poll for the Spectator earlier this month — has indeed suggested that the Tories would be the biggest net losers when comparing A.V. with First Past The Post (FPTP).

Though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reneged on his promise to change the country's voting system before 2019, his government didn't totally walk away from electoral reform.

Not exact matches

While it may feel like a lifetime or two since the last federal election, when Trudeau was promising a very different kind of democratic reform, 19 months isn't a long time to get Canada's electoral system protected from 2019 - style threats to its fairness and integrity.

The Every Voter Counts Alliance, bringing together over 60 organizations from across the country representing diverse groups, will be hosting a press conference on Parliament Hill later this morning just as the special parliamentary committee on electoral reform is set to begin its deliberations.

I had to watch Prime Minister Trudeau's epic electoral reform meltdown from a distance over the past couple of weeks given my attendance at an international meeting of progressive policy leaders in South Africa.

Opposition leader Mr Raila Odinga, whose legal challenge to the election results led to the vote being nullified, withdrew from the new election, saying the process was not credible because of the lack of electoral reforms.

It is also not surprising that many current MPs are opposed to electoral reform, given that they are the ones with most to lose from it, particularly those in safe seats.

Far from putting proportional representation on the agenda, the Tories are now in a position to push through reform of electoral boundaries under the existing first - past - the - post system to make it fairer (i.e. better for them).

Labour should also introduce an amendment to the electoral reform referendum bill to change it from a referendum on AV to a referendum on STV.

Each of these frames are quite different from that which characterised the British Columbia Citizens» Assembly on electoral reform, which provides a mirror to our English counterparts.

If the Co-operative Party were to disaffiliate from Labour and run on its own, I'd consider joining it immediately, and would definitely argue for an electoral pact until we reform the electoral system.

If the Republicans champion sensible solutions on schools, taxes and electoral reform, they'll be well on their way to becoming a real alternative to the liberal group - think that often stops progressive New York from actually making progress.

AV may be far from perfect for those (like ippr) who want genuine proportional representation, but this is the closest we've come to getting electoral reform put to the people (who deserve the chance to have a say on this).

Now, either Labour has a huge amount to fear from forthcoming boundary changes (and much - needed reform of the corrupt postal voting system), or Cameron is an electoral genius.

From the «betrayal» of the Lib Dems over the Jeremy Hunt vote, when Clegg's party abstained and won the enmity of vast swathes of the Tory party, or the vicious tactics of the «no» campaign in the electoral reform referendum which disgusted Lib Dems and led to open rowing at Cabinet, the «calm and businesslike» relationship between the two parties has become a myth anywhere below the most senior levels.

Unlock Democracy's protest on Saturday succeeded in attracting support from Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and the group is hoping its efforts will help strengthen the party's resolve in calling for a referendum on electoral reform as coalition negotiations continue.

And, apart from the Liberal Democrats, who has ever made the case passionately for electoral reform that could meaningfully devolve power to people beyond London?

The party is in favour of reform of traditional British institutions such as the Church of England, a change in the electoral system from first - past - the - post to proportional representation, and drug decriminalisation.

What is important is which of the other leaders Nick thinks can best deliver what people voting for us in this election (that didn't defect to the reds for fear of the blues or to the blues from fear of the reds) wanted, central amongst which was electoral reform.

It seems to me, as an American observer of your election, that the cry for PR as electoral reform on behalf of the Lib Dems is nothing but naked self interest from these self described idealists.

He highlighted «substantial common ground» on the economy, and on the «very strong message» from the voters on electoral reform.

On the thorny issue of electoral reform, Tories from the left and right of the party are nonetheless tempted to reach out to the Lib Dems.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg emerged from his meeting with ministers in central London to receive a petition and address the hundreds of protesters who had gathered outside demanding electoral reform.

[78] In July 2005, a new law for electoral reforms was approved which prevented electoral gerrymandering by cutting the number of electoral districts from 25 to 5.

For instance, the federal legislature has, by these amendments entrenched extensive electoral reforms, including financial and administrative autonomy for INEC as well as freeing the electoral umpire from political manipulations.

To compound matters, party members are also having to come to terms with the likelihood that they will lose the «glittering prize» from a referendum on electoral reform.

We are attracted by the idea of coalitions between progressives, especially if they result in electoral reform, genuine reform of the House of Lords and of the City, legislation for fixed - term parliaments, stronger civil liberties, an enhanced Freedom of Information Act, closer ties with Europe, a multilateral foreign policy and withdrawal from Afghanistan.

When the British Columbia considered the question of whether to reform its electoral system from majority rule election of legislators to some form of proportional representation, the Government of British Columbia created a body called the British Columbia Citizen's Assembly, composed of citizens from throughout the province.

But alternative models exist (for example, inter parliamentary talks); and there is no single model for a constitutional convention (see Alan Renwick's excellent pamphlet, and Fournier et al's book When citizens decide: Lessons from citizens» assemblies on electoral reform OUP 2011).

Campaigners for electoral reform are being accused of airbrushing out a black poet from their literature, as the debate over the referendum becomes increasingly heated.

Even staunch critics of reform in 2011 like Daniel Hannan have come out in support of a proportional electoral system, citing the shift from a mostly two - party system to a multi-party system as the reason.

But help was at hand from the Liberal Democrats, who agreed to enter into a coalition on condition that a referendum take place on electoral reform.

Attention will inevitably focus on electoral reform, but success in the «yes» campaign launched by Clegg as the conference began is far from guaranteed.

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga withdrew Tuesday from a re-run of the presidential election, saying electoral officials had failed to make necessary reforms.

But Carswell's speech highlights how demands for electoral reform, which were once the territory of the left, are now very much going to come from the right.

They supported our referendum on electoral reform and the removal of the hereditary peers from the Lords, which the Tories blocked in the parliamentary «wash - up».

If there's one takeaway from this election, it is that we need real campaign finance reform in this country, and we need to elect leaders who have dedicated themselves to getting corporate money out of our electoral process.»

Both candidates agree that the eventual aim was to get the party into a position where it can be in a coalition government again, though both have ruled out entering into a coalition without a guarantee of electoral reform from their governing partner.

In its first wave of constitutional reform for this session, the government will publish a bill on Thursday to change the way electoral registration is organised, moving it from a household basis to an individual basis.

Support for the coalition has now collapsed from 59 % to 43 %, backing for the Lib Dems from 23 % at the general election to 8 % in some polls, and Nick Clegg has become one of the most hated men in Britain as his party prepares to pay a savage political price in next May's elections — and quite possibly in his lifeline electoral reform referendum as well.

If this campaign is not to become the most depressing in modern times the central issues, apart from sovereign debt, should be these: urgent reform of the City; the need to build a more balanced economy; youth unemployment; poverty in an era of spending cuts and pay freezes; electoral reform and a new constitutional settlement; the European Union and Britain's place within it; withdrawal from Afghanistan and a multilateral foreign policy.

The Daily Mail reports this morning that a weakened Nick Clegg is being told by his party that electoral reform is the price he must exact from the Tories for any sort of deal.»

David Cameron last night won strong support from his newly elected MPs for his offer to the Liberal Democrats to form the first coalition since the second world war with a referendum on electoral reform.

Back in 2010, in the journal Representation, I detailed a menu of reforms that states could choose from if they wanted to improve electoral registration and voter turnout by changing simple administrative procedures.

[1] Among the changes most likely are a reduction of the voting age from 21 to 18, a more proportional electoral system, reforms to the oversight of elections and an invitation for Lebanese voters from abroad to register in the embassies, although there is no clear promise of them being able to vote from abroad.

As Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has since confirmed to the House of Commons, there was no guarantee of electoral reform from New Labour.