Electoral Reform Society

Electoral Reform Society

Abbreviation	ERS
Founded	16 January 1884; 140 years ago (1884-01-16) London, United Kingdom
Type	Non-governmental organisation
Focus	Democracy, electoral reform, elections
Location	London, Cardiff, Edinburgh
Area served	United Kingdom
Method	Lobbying, research, innovation
Key people	Darren Hughes, Chief Executive Jon Walsh, Chair Dan Snow, Ambassador
Affiliations	Proportional Representation Society of Ireland (1911–1922)
Website	www.electoral-reform.org.uk
Formerly called	Proportional Representation Society

The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) is an independent campaigning organisation based in the United Kingdom which promotes electoral reform. It seeks to replace first-past-the-post voting with proportional representation, advocating the single transferable vote, and replacing the House of Lords.^[1] It is the world's oldest operating organisation concerned with political and electoral reform.