Double-header weekend for MMP voting system
This weekend sees a unique alignment of the world’s two nations that elect their parliaments by the MMP voting system, with elections in both New Zealand and Germany. Post-war Germany … Continue reading
Norwegians stick with conservative government
The Norwegian government, an alliance of the Høyre (Conservative) party and the right-populist Fremskrittspartiet (Progress) party, has survived a significant swing against it in yesterday’s Norwegian election. Conducted under a … Continue reading
Electoral reform efforts active in Canada
Canadian electoral reform organisations continue to be active in several of the nation’s provinces, despite the disappointment of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau abandoning a 2015 election pledge to secure electoral … Continue reading
National parliamentary elections for the remainder of 2017
After a quiet few months, a round of national parliamentary elections starting in coming days will highlight a number of the world’s electoral systems. The election of the Storting of … Continue reading
Will gerrymandering of US elections live or die?
The legal arguments are lining up in what may be the most significant electoral law case of the decade in the United States Supreme Court. American’s legislative elections are racked … Continue reading
Will the UK ever get revised electoral boundaries?
The UK Government is pondering yet another major delay to a redistribution of House of Commons constituency boundaries, according to a report in The Times. If true, the House of … Continue reading
Electoral reform movement spreading across United States
Amid one of the most turbulent periods in US political history, campaigns for reforming the nation’s legislative election systems have been springing up across the nation in recent years. In … Continue reading
In memoriam: leading Australian electoral reformer passes away
One of the architects of the leading-edge electoral system used to elect the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, Canberra resident Boguslaw (Bogey) Musidlak, passed away last week. Musidlak, 63, was … Continue reading
US states edge forward on automatic voter registration
A 10th US state has now legislated to automate the process of voter registration, bringing coverage up to 25% of the US population. In the United States automatic voter registration – … Continue reading
Australian seat redistribution shifts future parliamentary balance of power
A looming redistribution of parliamentary seats between the Australian states has demonstrated that small changes have large consequences, with the national Opposition Labor Party set to yield a net four-seat … Continue reading
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