Many Coalition voters in Australia seem convinced that their electoral woes are due to preferential voting. There's a small element of truth there, but not much.
Category: Elections
Two-party politics
Norway provides a lesson on how multiple parties can create something like a two-party system.
Tassie like it’s 1996
The Tasmanian election has been put to bed at last, with an understanding between the Liberals and the Greens, an unsuccessful no-confidence vote and a Labor leadership change.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The World is Not Enough 