The Dutch prioritised proportionality above all else when creating their system of proportional representation; choosing a single nationwide constituency and...
On Sunday 2nd April, voters in Finland will go to the polls to elect a new parliament. Finland’s parliament, known...
This article was updated in November 2025. Proportional representation is the most popular form of democracy for countries in the...
Denmark today is home to one of the most proportional voting systems in the world, but, for a long time,...
Estonia is undoubtedly one of eastern Europe’s biggest success stories since the collapse of communism – its economy has developed...
In 1899, Belgium became the first country in the world to adopt a proportional system for national elections. At that...
Westminster’s First Past the Post system means we don’t get a parliament that fully represents the voting public. Millions of...
In the early 1890s, a handful of Swiss cantons (states) held the first public elections in Europe to truly use...
This week’s big electoral story is America’s midterm elections and the failure of the predicted ‘Red Wave’ to materialise. However,...
Six months after choosing a new federal parliament, voters in the key Australian state of Victoria will be returning to...
Back in 2018 we reported on the excitement in Quebec which was set for a move from First Past the Post (FPTP)...
India, the largest democracy in the world, has a system of democratic federalism which has both large amounts of parties...