The Electoral Reform Commission is likely to refrain from recommending a proportional representation system, ignoring the proposal of most political parties. The reform commission is expected to ...
Re: “Holland took 225 days to form cabinet,” letter, Jan. 4. The writer takes this extreme example of proportional representation to sell first past the post as a better voting system. However, this ...
America has two major political parties, but we have far more than two ideologies among our representatives and voters. Both the divide between the two parties and the factions within the parties are ...
The debate on proportional representation in the Commons last Thursday was all fairly predictable, with few Conservatives bothering to turn up, and Labour MPs as likely to defend first past the post ...
With the toppling of the Awami League-led government in Bangladesh after its 15-year stint in power, political parties have begun discussing the next round of elections in the country. After numerous ...
France's deadlocked parliament has led to political chaos and the fall of a government. Graphic: AFP / PAZ PIZARRO France's new prime minister is - among other things - a long-time advocate of ...
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said a proportional representation system would have delivered them 100 seats in parliament instead of just five (PA) This was a WhatsApp message sent to me two days ...
As states from Texas to California to Florida debate and vote on new electoral maps, Americans are both learning about — and often disgusted by — the scale of gerrymandering in their states. The ...
With an increasingly polarized Congress and fewer competitive elections, there are growing calls among some election reformers to change how voters elect members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Political economist Parakala Prabhakar on Sunday advocated the adoption of an electoral system of proportional representation for the Indian Republic, which is gearing up for its 76th year of ...