Irish Unionists are nervous as vote patterns shift
The UK government stumbling towards a political accomodation with the Irish unionist DUP party comes at a time of increasing edginess for the unionist movement. Voters in both the Republic … Continue reading
Lack of compromise training may hurt English Conservatives
English Tory politicians may rue the fact that decades of devotion to the first-part-the-post system leaves them untrained in the art of multi-party compromise. After Thursday’s shock election result, a … Continue reading
UK Election 2017 – WTF just happened?
England is the Mother of Parliaments, according to John Bright (1852). But the results of the June 8 UK election will instead read the Riot Act (1714) to those who … Continue reading
UK Election 2017 – Who gets represented in British Parliaments?
The House of Commons in Britain’s Parliament is meant to represent all the nation’s people. It doesn’t. The House just ended, elected in 2015, represented just 33% of registered voters. … Continue reading
UK Election 2017 – Tactical voting costs British voters choice – but will it work?
It’s not a real choice when you’re forced to change your mind. Some media observers of tomorrow’s UK elections are estimating that as many as a third of British voters … Continue reading
UK Election 2017 – Who’s going to show up?
Are the young going to vote in large numbers and change the outcome of the UK elections? In 2015 only 43% of UK voters aged 18-24 turned out to vote. … Continue reading
UK Election 2017 – Polling and predictions
Final polls before Thursday’s British general election are proving surprisingly diverse, with estimates of the gap between the governing Conservatives and the Labour party across England and Wales varying from … Continue reading
Maltese election shock: 9% fail to turn out to vote
The Maltese people have participated in their early national election in surprisingly low numbers, with a mere 91% turning out to vote. Malta prides itself on astoundingly high electoral turnouts … Continue reading
Canadian government confirms breach of commitment on electoral reform
A debate in the Canadian Parliament today confirmed that the governing Liberal Party has reneged on an election commitment for electoral reform. The Canadian Liberal Party and its leader, Justin … Continue reading
Montana special congressional election turns violent
The election campaign to fill a vacant seat in the US House of Representatives has ended bizarrely, with the Republican candidate assaulting a journalist in front of witnesses the evening before … Continue reading
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