diff --git a/demo/executor/src/lib.rs b/demo/executor/src/lib.rs
index f0cb26cce3292..ce864d7592872 100644
--- a/demo/executor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/demo/executor/src/lib.rs
@@ -260,10 +260,7 @@ mod tests {
 		construct_block(
 			1,
 			[69u8; 32].into(),
-			// Blake
-			// hex!("3437bf4b182ab17bb322af5c67e55f6be487a77084ad2b4e27ddac7242e4ad21").into(),
-			// Keccak
-			hex!("508a68a0918f614b86b2ccfd0975754f6d2abe1026a34e42d6d8d5abdf4db010").into(),
+			hex!("ddfc4d60889b25215f4fe6ead4e38b7522fa20809a793476eae3ad5ab2d9c399").into(),
 			vec![CheckedExtrinsic {
 				signed: Some(alice()),
 				index: 0,
@@ -276,10 +273,7 @@ mod tests {
 		construct_block(
 			2,
 			block1().1,
-			// Blake
-			// hex!("741fcb660e6fa9f625fbcd993b49f6c1cc4040f5e0cc8727afdedf11fd3c464b").into(),
-			// Keccak
-			hex!("a72ec570c7642d9ad06ef0e5dd37be65fb04b71e0ab52b3927d760ed6c777a1f").into(),
+			hex!("2b4464c7e0d51325505663ae2ebd2246fcefc5cb998e9c29d8030c559cbbf27f").into(),
 			vec![
 				CheckedExtrinsic {
 					signed: Some(bob()),
@@ -299,9 +293,6 @@ mod tests {
 		construct_block(
 			1,
 			[69u8; 32].into(),
-			// Blake
-			// hex!("2c7231a9c210a7aa4bea169d944bc4aaacd517862b244b8021236ffa7f697991").into(),
-			// Keccak
 			hex!("e45221804da3a3609454d4e09debe6364cc6af63c2ff067d802d1af62fea32ae").into(),
 			vec![CheckedExtrinsic {
 				signed: Some(alice()),
@@ -325,6 +316,15 @@ mod tests {
 					phase: Phase::ApplyExtrinsic(0),
 					event: Event::balances(balances::RawEvent::NewAccount(bob(), 1, balances::NewAccountOutcome::NoHint))
 				},
+				EventRecord {
+					phase: Phase::ApplyExtrinsic(0),
+					event: Event::balances(balances::RawEvent::Transfer(
+						hex!["d172a74cda4c865912c32ba0a80a57ae69abae410e5ccb59dee84e2f4432db4f"].into(),
+						hex!["d7568e5f0a7eda67a82691ff379ac4bba4f9c9b859fe779b5d46363b61ad2db9"].into(),
+						69,
+						0
+					))
+				},
 				EventRecord {
 					phase: Phase::ApplyExtrinsic(0),
 					event: Event::system(system::Event::ExtrinsicSuccess)
@@ -338,10 +338,32 @@ mod tests {
 			assert_eq!(Balances::total_balance(&alice()), 30);
 			assert_eq!(Balances::total_balance(&bob()), 78);
 			assert_eq!(System::events(), vec![
+				EventRecord {
+					phase: Phase::ApplyExtrinsic(0),
+					event: Event::balances(
+						balances::RawEvent::Transfer(
+							hex!["d7568e5f0a7eda67a82691ff379ac4bba4f9c9b859fe779b5d46363b61ad2db9"].into(),
+							hex!["d172a74cda4c865912c32ba0a80a57ae69abae410e5ccb59dee84e2f4432db4f"].into(),
+							5,
+							0
+						)
+					)
+				},
 				EventRecord {
 					phase: Phase::ApplyExtrinsic(0),
 					event: Event::system(system::Event::ExtrinsicSuccess)
 				},
+				EventRecord {
+					phase: Phase::ApplyExtrinsic(1),
+					event: Event::balances(
+						balances::RawEvent::Transfer(
+							hex!["d172a74cda4c865912c32ba0a80a57ae69abae410e5ccb59dee84e2f4432db4f"].into(),
+							hex!["d7568e5f0a7eda67a82691ff379ac4bba4f9c9b859fe779b5d46363b61ad2db9"].into(),
+							15,
+							0
+						)
+					)
+				},
 				EventRecord {
 					phase: Phase::ApplyExtrinsic(1),
 					event: Event::system(system::Event::ExtrinsicSuccess)
diff --git a/demo/runtime/src/lib.rs b/demo/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 9429c1a04e6cb..114351b91d628 100644
--- a/demo/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/demo/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ pub type Staking = staking::Module<Runtime>;
 
 impl democracy::Trait for Runtime {
 	type Proposal = Call;
+	type Event = Event;
 }
 
 /// Democracy module for this concrete runtime.
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ pub type CouncilVoting = council::voting::Module<Runtime>;
 
 impl_outer_event! {
 	pub enum Event for Runtime {
-		balances, session, staking
+		balances, session, staking, democracy
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/demo/runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/demo_runtime.compact.wasm b/demo/runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/demo_runtime.compact.wasm
index de2df76c99f6f..c9521e1aae5b7 100644
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diff --git a/demo/runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/demo_runtime.wasm b/demo/runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/demo_runtime.wasm
index e020bc5c087a5..4da0e20cc20b9 100755
Binary files a/demo/runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/demo_runtime.wasm and b/demo/runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/demo_runtime.wasm differ
diff --git a/substrate/executor/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/runtime_test.compact.wasm b/substrate/executor/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/runtime_test.compact.wasm
index 53ccb4352ecc0..4206e8627cd3e 100644
Binary files a/substrate/executor/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/runtime_test.compact.wasm and b/substrate/executor/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/runtime_test.compact.wasm differ
diff --git a/substrate/executor/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/runtime_test.wasm b/substrate/executor/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/runtime_test.wasm
index 0dbc2656ca2e6..a8c597e6f0f9f 100755
Binary files a/substrate/executor/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/runtime_test.wasm and b/substrate/executor/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/runtime_test.wasm differ
diff --git a/substrate/runtime/balances/src/lib.rs b/substrate/runtime/balances/src/lib.rs
index 71a2ba2bfe7e1..d7588289b8898 100644
--- a/substrate/runtime/balances/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/runtime/balances/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ pub type Address<T> = RawAddress<<T as system::Trait>::AccountId, <T as Trait>::
 
 pub type Event<T> = RawEvent<
 	<T as system::Trait>::AccountId,
-	<T as Trait>::AccountIndex
+	<T as Trait>::AccountIndex,
+	<T as Trait>::Balance,
 >;
 
 /// The account with the given id was killed.
@@ -142,15 +143,17 @@ decl_module! {
 /// An event in this module.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug))]
 #[derive(Encode, Decode, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
-pub enum RawEvent<AccountId, AccountIndex> {
+pub enum RawEvent<AccountId, AccountIndex, Balance> {
 	/// A new account was created.
 	NewAccount(AccountId, AccountIndex, NewAccountOutcome),
 	/// An account was reaped.
 	ReapedAccount(AccountId),
+	/// Transfer succeeded (from, to, value, fees).
+	Transfer(AccountId, AccountId, Balance, Balance),
 }
 
-impl<A, I> From<RawEvent<A, I>> for () {
-	fn from(_: RawEvent<A, I>) -> () { () }
+impl<A, I, B> From<RawEvent<A, I, B>> for () {
+	fn from(_: RawEvent<A, I, B>) -> () { () }
 }
 
 decl_storage! {
@@ -312,6 +315,7 @@ impl<T: Trait> Module<T> {
 			Self::set_free_balance(&transactor, new_from_balance);			
 			Self::decrease_total_stake_by(fee);
 			Self::set_free_balance_creating(&dest, new_to_balance);
+			Self::deposit_event(RawEvent::Transfer(transactor, dest, value, fee));
 		}
 
 		Ok(())
diff --git a/substrate/runtime/council/src/lib.rs b/substrate/runtime/council/src/lib.rs
index 0ff41c2743f9f..483c07c79dcad 100644
--- a/substrate/runtime/council/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/runtime/council/src/lib.rs
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ mod tests {
 	}
 	impl democracy::Trait for Test {
 		type Proposal = Call;
+		type Event = ();
 	}
 	impl Trait for Test {}
 
diff --git a/substrate/runtime/democracy/src/lib.rs b/substrate/runtime/democracy/src/lib.rs
index 28e467296429a..ed3faf95b57fd 100644
--- a/substrate/runtime/democracy/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/runtime/democracy/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ pub type ReferendumIndex = u32;
 
 pub trait Trait: balances::Trait + Sized {
 	type Proposal: Parameter + Dispatchable<Origin=Self::Origin> + IsSubType<Module<Self>> + MaybeSerializeDebug;
+
+	type Event: From<Event<Self>> + Into<<Self as system::Trait>::Event>;
 }
 
 decl_module! {
@@ -106,8 +108,34 @@ decl_storage! {
 	}
 }
 
+/// An event in this module.
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "std", derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug))]
+#[derive(Encode, Decode, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+pub enum RawEvent<Balance, AccountId> {
+	Tabled(PropIndex, Balance, Vec<AccountId>),
+	Started(ReferendumIndex, VoteThreshold),
+	Passed(ReferendumIndex),
+	NotPassed(ReferendumIndex),
+	Cancelled(ReferendumIndex),
+	Executed(ReferendumIndex, bool),
+}
+
+impl<B, A> From<RawEvent<B, A>> for () {
+	fn from(_: RawEvent<B, A>) -> () { () }
+}
+
+pub type Event<T> = RawEvent<
+	<T as balances::Trait>::Balance,
+	<T as system::Trait>::AccountId,
+>;
+
 impl<T: Trait> Module<T> {
 
+	/// Deposit one of this module's events.
+	fn deposit_event(event: Event<T>) {
+		<system::Module<T>>::deposit_event(<T as Trait>::Event::from(event).into());
+	}
+
 	// exposed immutables.
 
 	/// Get the amount locked in support of `proposal`; `None` if proposal isn't a valid proposal
@@ -180,16 +208,14 @@ impl<T: Trait> Module<T> {
 	}
 
 	/// Vote in a referendum. If `approve_proposal` is true, the vote is to enact the proposal;
-	/// false would be a vote to keep the status quo..
+	/// false would be a vote to keep the status quo.
 	fn vote(origin: T::Origin, ref_index: ReferendumIndex, approve_proposal: bool) -> Result {
 		let who = ensure_signed(origin)?;
 		ensure!(Self::is_active_referendum(ref_index), "vote given for invalid referendum.");
 		ensure!(!<balances::Module<T>>::total_balance(&who).is_zero(),
 			"transactor must have balance to signal approval.");
 		if !<VoteOf<T>>::exists(&(ref_index, who.clone())) {
-			let mut voters = Self::voters_for(ref_index);
-			voters.push(who.clone());
-			<VotersFor<T>>::insert(ref_index, voters);
+			<VotersFor<T>>::mutate(ref_index, |voters| voters.push(who.clone()));
 		}
 		<VoteOf<T>>::insert(&(ref_index, who), approve_proposal);
 		Ok(())
@@ -221,6 +247,7 @@ impl<T: Trait> Module<T> {
 
 	/// Remove a referendum. Can be called directly by the council.
 	pub fn internal_cancel_referendum(ref_index: ReferendumIndex) {
+		Self::deposit_event(RawEvent::Cancelled(ref_index));
 		<Module<T>>::clear_referendum(ref_index);
 	}
 
@@ -239,6 +266,7 @@ impl<T: Trait> Module<T> {
 
 		<ReferendumCount<T>>::put(ref_index + 1);
 		<ReferendumInfoOf<T>>::insert(ref_index, (end, proposal, vote_threshold));
+		Self::deposit_event(RawEvent::Started(ref_index, vote_threshold));
 		Ok(ref_index)
 	}
 
@@ -261,15 +289,15 @@ impl<T: Trait> Module<T> {
 				.max_by_key(|x| Self::locked_for((x.1).0).unwrap_or_else(Zero::zero)/*defensive only: All current public proposals have an amount locked*/)
 			{
 				let (prop_index, proposal, _) = public_props.swap_remove(winner_index);
+				<PublicProps<T>>::put(public_props);
+
 				if let Some((deposit, depositors)) = <DepositOf<T>>::take(prop_index) {//: (T::Balance, Vec<T::AccountId>) =
 					// refund depositors
 					for d in &depositors {
 						<balances::Module<T>>::unreserve(d, deposit);
 					}
-					<PublicProps<T>>::put(public_props);
+					Self::deposit_event(RawEvent::Tabled(prop_index, deposit, depositors));
 					Self::inject_referendum(now + Self::voting_period(), proposal, VoteThreshold::SuperMajorityApprove)?;
-				} else {
-					return Err("depositors always exist for current proposals")
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -280,7 +308,11 @@ impl<T: Trait> Module<T> {
 			let total_stake = <balances::Module<T>>::total_stake();
 			Self::clear_referendum(index);
 			if vote_threshold.approved(approve, against, total_stake) {
-				proposal.dispatch(system::RawOrigin::Root.into())?;
+				Self::deposit_event(RawEvent::Passed(index));
+				let ok = proposal.dispatch(system::RawOrigin::Root.into()).is_ok();
+				Self::deposit_event(RawEvent::Executed(index, ok));
+			} else {
+				Self::deposit_event(RawEvent::NotPassed(index));
 			}
 			<NextTally<T>>::put(index + 1);
 		}
@@ -388,6 +420,7 @@ mod tests {
 	}
 	impl Trait for Test {
 		type Proposal = Call;
+		type Event = ();
 	}
 
 	fn new_test_ext() -> runtime_io::TestExternalities<KeccakHasher> {
diff --git a/substrate/test-runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/substrate_test_runtime.compact.wasm b/substrate/test-runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/substrate_test_runtime.compact.wasm
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index 50dd75b11d51e..92496dc47198f 100755
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