Explainer: How your vote elects a government
From first-past-the-post to proportional representation and everything in between - we explain how your vote leads to your government.
THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM
- Aug 23, 2018
- 4 min
Why the Prime Minister doesn't have to 'serve a full term'
Our political system doesn't work that way.
- Jul 27, 2017
- 5 min
The folly of fixed terms
They solve nothing and benefit only the politicians proposing them.
- Apr 11, 2017
- 15 min
A contender emerges for the WAELOAT
That's the Worst Australian Electoral Loss of All Time.
- Mar 15, 2017
- 13 min
Who will win the 2017 Dutch election?
The first of the big European elections promises to be fun for electoral nerds, but not for the average Dutchman.
- Mar 13, 2017
- 5 min
The biggest hurdle for Europe's nationalist parties
Proportional representation makes it very hard for 'radicals' to enter government - but does it also make real radicalisation more likely?