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A landslide out west

The unbelievable opinion polls in Western Australia were right, and its opposition parties were almost wiped out.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 11 Comments 15 March 202118 March 2021

Election preview: Western Australia

Western Australia's Labor government is a shoo-in for re-election tomorrow, but that doesn't mean the result will be lacking in interest.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 1 Comment 12 March 2021

Liberal history revisited

A further volume of David Kemp's history of Australian liberalism casts more doubt on the Liberal Party's pedigree.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Europe, France, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues, War and peace 2 Comments 5 March 20216 May 2026

Update on representation

A new paper revisits the question of the basis to use for drawing legislative districts in the US, with some interesting experimental results.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Electoral law, United States Leave a comment 15 February 2021

A short history of Trumpism

As Joe Biden assumes office, the most important thing for him and his supporters to understand is that Donald Trump did not appear from nowhere. The politics of which he is a symptom has a history and will not go disappear of itself.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Ideas, Political issues, United States 7 Comments 21 January 202126 January 2022

January electoral roundup

A monthly feature summarising some recent electoral news. Today Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Uganda and Germany.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 4 Comments 19 January 202126 January 2022

Death of a National

One of the enigmatic greats of Australian politics passes from the scene.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities 4 Comments 22 December 202014 April 2026

Optional preferences, yet again

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters produces a wish list for electoral change, in which politics trumps principle for good or for ill.

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Results roundup, part II

Finishing our roundup of world election results with Northern Cyprus, Queensland, Georgia and Ivory Coast.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East 7 Comments 4 November 202023 November 2020

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.

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