Agreement reported on Australian senate ballot paper changes
Lenore Taylor reports in the Guardian today that Parliament will soon consider legislation to change the ballot paper design and voting rules by which Australian senators are elected. Philip Coorey in … Continue reading
The Republican establishment’s three-body problem
The 2016 race for the Republican nomination for US president looks destined to become a historic case study in three-sided single-winner electoral contests. The Democrats, ironically, are showing just how simple … Continue reading
Myanmar: NLD could blow the presidential ballot
Myanmar held it’s first democratic election in over three decades last November. It went off peacefully, and had a remarkable result. It represents only a partial return to democracy. The … Continue reading
Polls show gains for Sinn Féin
Polling in advance of the upcoming Irish elections indicate the historic possibility of the progressive nationalist party Sinn Féin becoming the official opposition. Éire is presently governed by a powerful … Continue reading
Forecasting the 2016 ACT election
The Australian Capital Territory will elect it’s 9th Legislative Assembly in October this year. The Assembly will be expanded for the first time to 25 seats. This means new electoral … Continue reading
ACT 2016: Has Labor given the Liberals a chance?
In the ACT, the Labor-Greens loose coalition goes into the 2016 election attempting to secure a 5th term of government (well, for Labor, at least…the coalition has existed for only … Continue reading
Small parties and the Australian Senate
The 2013 federal elections in Australia were notable not only for a change of government, but for a significant change in the composition of the Australian Senate. Voters were less … Continue reading
Australia’s angry cry for reform
The Australian federal election of September 2013 has left an echo of critical commentary about voting systems. It was a significant election. The national government changed, a brand new party won … Continue reading
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