The Reformer

Bush and Trump both won elections with fewer votes than their opponent

How the US’ warped Electoral College means millions of votes make no difference

In the last five US elections, two presidents have been summoned to office whilst obtaining fewer votes than their opponent....

Trump

Could Trump win the Presidency and lose the popular vote again?

There have been two ‘wrong winners’ in UK general elections over the last 70 years. In 1951, Labour got more...

America polling station

US election: Why 33 states have had no presidential campaign events at all

FairVote’s Benjamin Oestericher explains how America’s first past the post style electoral college makes vast swathes of the country an...

My experience in the Australian Capital Territory has changed my mind

Westminster could learn a lot from the Australian Capital Territory 

Could Australia’s capital show the rest of Australia and Westminster how to be fairer and more representative?

Parliament House

Does PR mean coalitions? As New Zealand shows – it’s all down to the voters

The New Zealand Labour party are celebrating a landslide win, with 49 percent of the vote and enough MPs to...

Parliament House

Early voting doesn’t have to mean long queues

Two news stories stood out this week. As early voting opened in some US states, images of voters queuing all...

New Zealand MMP song

New Zealand’s MMP electoral system: how does it work?

New Zealand actor Jack Buchanan explains how MMP works in this music video created in partnership with the New Zealand...

Guernsey

Are Guernsey about to hold the strangest election in the world? 

On 7 October, voters in Guernsey will head to the polls for what is likely to be the ‘strangest [election]...

Lebanon

Lebanon’s confessional system keeps change just out of reach

Josh Dell is a writer based in London, who has led on democracy projects for organisations including Bite The Ballot...

Parties know they can’t just ignore an area or take others for granted

In Ireland, it actually feels like my vote makes a difference

As part of a series on the experiences of voters in the Irish 2020 election, we wanted to speak with...

At school in Ireland, the STV system was explained to us in Civics class

With STV in Ireland, politicians cannot afford to ignore people

As part of a series on the experiences of voters in the Irish 2020 election, we wanted to speak with...

I was canvassed by one current TD at my doorstep, and two other candidates out and about

If people want change in Ireland, they can get it at the ballot box

As part of a series on the experiences of voters in the Irish 2020 election, we wanted to speak with...