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Proportionality and fairness makes this an improvement on Westminster

How does proportional representation work in Germany?

[Note: Germany updated their voting system for the 2025 election,...

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Does Ireland use proportional representation?

Ireland has a long history of using proportional representation and,...

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Driving Licence Voter ID

How does mandatory voter ID disenfranchise the public?

The government is set to face a legal challenge to...

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Bishops in the Lords

Why are there Bishops in the House of...

When most people think of Bishops they imagine a man...

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How the Democrats could win the popular vote...

Brenda from Bristol famously cried “not another one!” at the...

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Voters in 1945, Holborn

In 1951 more people voted Labour than Conservative,...

The General Election on this day in 1951 couldn’t have...

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votes up and seats down

How can a party lose support but gain...

What would you expect to happen if a party gained...

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May 3rd 2018

Seven things you need to know about the...

Blink and you’ll miss the coverage, but local elections are...

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Polling Station

Why Voter ID is a solution seeking a...

The government will be trialling making ID mandatory at polling...

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No ID no Entry

Why the government’s mandatory voter ID plans are...

The Electoral Commission has launched a new campaign against electoral...

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How will the 2017 French presidential election work?

After last year’s political whirlwind, attention has turned to 2017’s...

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How Trump won the Presidency despite not winning...

So that sure was an election.  Whatever happened in the...

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