Conference 2023: Panel 4 Elections and Electoral Reform

08/08/2023 1h 13min Episodio 62
Conference 2023: Panel 4 Elections and Electoral Reform

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Adopting a more proportional electoral system is opposed by the Conservative Party, and by the Labour leader, but attracts growing support elsewhere. Would such reform be desirable or practical, and what might be its consequences? What might politicians wish to consider regarding other aspects of our elections, such as the minimum voting age, voter ID rules, or the reform proposals of the Law Commissions? How might any such changes be delivered?SpeakersCat Smith MP – Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood and former shadow minister for the Cabinet OfficeLord (Robert) Hayward – Conservative peerJohn Pullinger – Chair of the Electoral CommissionProfessor Sarah Birch – Professor of Political Science at King’s College LondonChair: Professor Alan Renwick – Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit, UCL
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