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Why the government’s mandatory voter ID plans are...

The Electoral Commission has launched a new campaign against electoral...

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How will the 2017 French presidential election work?

After last year’s political whirlwind, attention has turned to 2017’s...

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Congress

How Trump won the Presidency despite not winning...

So that sure was an election.  Whatever happened in the...

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Congress

How Trump could win the Presidency even if...

It’s election day in the United States, and that means...

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Tories don’t use First Past the Post to elect their leader. It’s one rule for us and one for them

How do Conservative Party leadership elections work?

(Updated for October 2022) Historically there weren’t elections for the...

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online voting error

Why can’t we vote online?

The following is a guest blog from Jason Kitcat, who is...

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Polling Station

Proportional Representation can build a stronger constituency link

It is often said that the constituency link is a...

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Polling Station

With Proportional Representation small parties get the influence...

For those used to one party getting a majority of...

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Military defeat, revolutions and regular coup attempts played a major role

Did Proportional Representation put the Nazis in power?

Probably the first time many of us heard of Proportional Representation...

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Fixed Term Parliament Act

So who gets to be Prime Minister?

In 2011 the Fixed Term Parliaments Act was passed. Setting...

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Eurovision

Electoral Reform for Eurovision?

Eurovision is upon us once again with everyone’s favourite celebration...

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Since 1885, only once has a majority government of one party cleanly replaced a majority of the other

Does First Past the Post actually mean voters...

We hear time and again of the way First Past the...

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