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Left pays the price in Bolivia

Two decades of left-wing rule come to an end in Bolivia, with two right-of-centre candidates to contest the presidential runoff in October.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 19 August 202520 August 2025

Tasmania wraps up (sort of)

The final seat in Tasmania is decided at the end of a fascinating count. But it remains to be seen who will end up in government.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 2 Comments 4 August 2025

Redistribution time again

As we wait for final Tasmanian results, we can look at the prospect of coming redistributions in Australia. Unfortunately, the numbers they will rely on have a very poor record for accuracy.

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Japan’s PM on the rocks

Japan's upper house election delivers a strong rebuke to the government and will probably lead to the demise of its prime minister.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Party matters 2 Comments 23 July 2025

Back to the drawing board in Tasmania

The Liberals do well in in Tasmania, but the major-party vote stays obstinately below 66% and Labor may still end up in government.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 6 Comments 21 July 202521 July 2025

Election preview: Tasmania, again

Tasmania votes tomorrow in the earliest of early elections, but a change of government will be more the responsibility of the politicians than of the voters.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 1 Comment 18 July 2025

Why proportionality matters

Elon Musk plans to start a third party, but the system is stacked against him – just as to a lesser extent it is in Britain and Australia.

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Oh dear, it’s Bradfield again

The Liberal Party is angling to challenge the result in Bradfield. It would almost certainly be a waste of time and money.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters 3 Comments 3 July 202517 July 2025

EOFY loose ends

Ending the financial year with a roundup of recent developments in some long-running stories around the world.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, East Asia, Elections, Europe, Italy, Middle East, Oceania, Personalities, United States, War and peace Leave a comment 30 June 202530 June 2025

Preferences and proportionality

Statistics on the flow of preferences throw more light on the result of Australia's election and on the debate over electoral reform.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters 4 Comments 27 June 202520 April 2026

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