LDER’s Denis Mollison Warns AMS Faces Overhang Crisis
Denis Mollison, former Chair of Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER), has sounded the alarm over flaws in the proportional voting system used in Scotland's Holyrood elections.
8 Dec 2025
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Ripe for Change: Seizing the Opportunity for Electoral Reform
Outgoing LDER President Sarah Olney reflects on the last year and looks ahead to exciting times for electoral reform.
10 Nov 2025
LDER at the Liberal Democrat Conference 2025
LDER made a strong showing at this year's Liberal Democrat annual conference, manning a well-attended stand and hosting two fringe events on electoral reform.
28 Sep 2025
LD questions over Government's Strategy For Elections
In the last week before the UK parliamentary recess, the Government published its Strategy for Elections, its plan to protect our democracy. Liberal Democrat MPs questioned the lack of ambition and lamented a wasted opportunity.
26 Jul 2025
First-Past-the-Post to be scrapped for mayoral elections
As recognition that the existing system is flawed, the government is changing the electoral system for mayoral elections.
16 Jul 2025
Record support for ditching First-Past-the-Post
The latest report by the independent and highly respected National Centre for Social Research on the state of British democracy finds record support amongst the public for changing the current electoral system.
9 Jul 2025