UK Election 2017 – Far from equal: most British have little say over government
There is no genuine equality of the influence of the vote of each British person in national elections. Endemic to all single-member-division electoral systems is a striking degree of influence … Continue reading
UK Election 2017 – The battleground regions in today’s elections
Great Britain is not a uniform partisan landscape. While the three main parties – Conservative, Labour and Liberal-Democrat – dominate the nation’s politics, regional differences disrupt the neatness of national … 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
Canadian conservatives weight members’ votes in choosing new leader
On Sunday the Conservative Party of Canada elected its new national Leader, using a highly unusual weighted preferential voting system which gave heartland party supporters relatively low vote weights. Members … Continue reading
Agreement for new minority government in British Columbia
Three weeks after the May 9 election, the New Democrat Party and the BC Greens have agreed on the formation of a government for the Canadian province of British Columbia. … 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
British lining up to vote in large numbers
Britain’s electoral register may have expanded by over 10% in just a few months, according to final registration figures released this week. According to the UK Electoral Commission, 45.7 million … Continue reading
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