How does proportional representation work in Germany? [Note: Germany updated their voting system for the 2025 election, and introduced new rules. You can find out about that in our article on the election] Elections to Germany’s Bundestag – Germany’s House of Commons... Posted 18 Dec 2018
How the Democrats could win the popular vote but not control of the House Brenda from Bristol famously cried “not another one!” at the news that we were to hold an election in 2017, just two years since the last one. Let’s hope she doesn’t plan to move to... Posted 06 Nov 2018
Ontario and Québec look towards electoral reform We’ve covered the exciting moves towards fair votes in British Columbia and Prince Edward Island – two Canadian provinces looking to ditch the broken ‘Westminster model’. But the usefulness of First Past the Post has... Posted 29 Oct 2018
Canada’s Prince Edward Island is looking again at fair voting Two years ago, citizens of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) – a Canadian province – took part in a non-binding plebiscite on whether to adopt a proportional voting system for the island. Voters – including, for... Posted 23 Oct 2018
Voting opens in British Columbian electoral reform referendum Attempts at electoral reform in British Columbia (B.C.) – Canada’s westernmost and third most populous province – date back more than 13 years. On Monday, voting opens on whether to scrap the all-or-nothing voting system... Posted 22 Oct 2018
Is First Past the Post on its way out in Canada? Around the world, countries that inherited a Westminster style of government from their former colonial rulers have been, one by one, democratising and reforming their systems. Australia and New Zealand, for instance, led the way... Posted 18 Oct 2018
Slovenia had an election, but who actually won? “Slovenian nationalist party wins parliamentary election” declares the Guardian. “Anti-immigration party wins Slovenia elections” says CNBC. “Anti-immigrant party wins divisive Slovenian election as coalition talks set to begin” says the Telegraph. The Slovenian Democratic Party... Posted 05 Jun 2018
Citizens in British Columbia are set to decide on their voting system. Here is what you should know… Back in May 2017 I brought you the story of the British Columbian general election which had seen no party get half the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Canada’s Westernmost province, leading to a... Posted 01 Jun 2018
The birth of Hungary’s Franken-voting system The three-time two-thirds majority winning political party Fidesz has been able to reshape Hungary’s political institutions because of the 2010 election, in which it won 53% of the vote, and won its first two-thirds majority.... Posted 13 Apr 2018
Just how popular is Hungary’s Fidesz? Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party has dominated Hungarian politics since 2010. On Sunday, its dominance was confirmed, as it won its third two-thirds majority in a row, winning 134 of 199 seats. In most European countries,... Posted 12 Apr 2018