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Chile turns (far) right

A big win for the right in Chile to go with its narrow win in Honduras.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America 2 Comments 16 December 2025

Democracy for Victoria?

The system of group voting tickets in Victoria seems to be finally on the way out, although a parliamentary inquiry has failed to agree on deeper structural reform.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Electoral law 3 Comments 2 December 20252 December 2025

Two psephological notes

Antony Green has some interesting points about this year's federal election, despite his retirement.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters Leave a comment 13 November 202513 November 2025

More worry about preferences

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.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 3 Comments 13 September 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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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law Leave a comment 1 August 2025

Condorcet and compromise

A visiting elections expert advocates a move to Condorcet voting. The problems with the idea are theoretical as well as practical.

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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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Charles Richardson Australia, British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, United States 1 Comment 9 July 20259 July 2025

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

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 3 Comments 27 June 2025

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