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Explainer: How your vote elects a government
  • Jun 1, 2019
  • 16 min
Electoral Systems

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.
Why the Prime Minister doesn't have to 'serve a full term'
  • Aug 23, 2018
  • 4 min
Electoral Systems

Why the Prime Minister doesn't have to 'serve a full term'

Our political system doesn't work that way.
The folly of fixed terms
  • Jul 27, 2017
  • 5 min
Electoral Systems

The folly of fixed terms

They solve nothing and benefit only the politicians proposing them.
A contender emerges for the WAELOAT
  • Apr 11, 2017
  • 15 min
Australian State Politics

A contender emerges for the WAELOAT

That's the Worst Australian Electoral Loss of All Time.
Who will win the 2017 Dutch election?
  • Mar 15, 2017
  • 13 min
Election Predictions

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.
The biggest hurdle for Europe's nationalist parties
  • Mar 13, 2017
  • 5 min
European Politics

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?
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