The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters produces a wish list for electoral change, in which politics trumps principle for good or for ill.
Category: Australia
Results roundup, part II
Finishing our roundup of world election results with Northern Cyprus, Queensland, Georgia and Ivory Coast.
Election preview: Queensland
Queensland goes to the polls on Saturday, with its Labor government looking in a good but not unassailable position for re-election.
How good is proportional representation?
New Zealanders show that proportional representation doesn't mean you can't deliver clear results, as Jacinda Ardern's Labour government wins a landslide victory.
Into the final month
With a month to go till election day in the US, it's time for another look at what the polls are saying and how much that really tells us.
Collective responsibility in New South Wales
A cabinet crisis in New South Wales demonstrates some truths about how responsible government works. It also shows that coalition politics in Australia is not quite what it seems.
September election roundup
Your semi-regular update on electoral news from around the world. This week, Jamaica, Montenegro, North Macedonia and the Northern Territory.
From the archives: reforming question time
Question time in parliament is badly in need of reform, and has been for a long time. Here's an inside view of how it looked 25 years ago.
Asymmetrical stacking
There are many similarities between the branch stacking scandals in the Liberal and Labor parties, but there's also an important difference that it's worth keeping sight of.
Third party flops in the Territory
Another Covid-influenced election produces a good result for the incumbents: the Northern Territory's Labor government is returned, and the new Territory Alliance performs poorly.
