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The smaller the constituency, the less proportional the results

What is the ideal number of MPs per...

When choosing a proportional voting system, one of the most...

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Within Europe semi-open lists are the norm

What’s the difference between open and closed list...

When discussing proportional voting systems, or voting systems in general,...

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Polling Station post sign

Was there a referendum on proportional representation?

Whenever a conversation online comes to proportional representation, you can...

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Polling Station

Barriers to entry: How do electoral thresholds work?

A common feature of many Party List PR systems is...

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William Murphy Irish STV ballots

Which votes get transferred with the Single Transferable...

The first meetings of the Electoral Reform Society, then known...

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Irish STV Ballots

Hare vs Droop: How to set the quota...

The first meetings of the Proportional Representation Society quickly attracted...

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Polling Station

What is the difference between D’hondt, Sainte-Laguë and...

Looking at just Party List systems in western Europe, there...

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New Zealand’s party system is a strong contender for what might happen if Britain moved to PR

What would the party system look like if...

By looking at the experiences of similar countries and the...

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Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament

How May’s elections for the Senedd Cymru will...

On May 6, more than 2 million voters will be...

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The London-wide vote compensates for the warping effects of First Past the Post

How May’s London Assembly elections will work

This May, millions of Londoners will go to the polls...

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London’s Mayor will be elected using the Supplementary Vote making more votes matter

How elections for the Mayor of London will...

On May 6, one year after elections were supposed to...

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This is the first time that the Commissions advice has been ignored

What is the House of Lords Appointments Commission?

A little-known non-departmental public body, the House of Lords Appointments...

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