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Category: Electoral law

Sunak loses locally

Local elections in England are a setback for Rishi Sunak's Conservatives, who face the voters in a general election next year.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe 6 Comments 8 May 2023

An upset in Polynesia

French Polynesia elects a pro-independence majority for the first time, although the electoral system played a major role.

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New South Wales wraps up

Final results from the New South Wales state election show that the new Labor government lacks a majority in both houses.

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Montana debates electoral “reform”

Montana Republicans are trying to change their electoral system for selfish reasons, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea.

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Election preview: French Polynesia

Recent political stability in French Polynesia seems to be more due to a change in the electoral system than to underlying voter preferences.

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PR for America?

Two American think-tanks advocate for the adoption of proportional representation as a way to cure some of the ills of the country's electoral system.

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March electoral roundup

Our regular look at election news around the world. This month, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Kuwait and the Netherlands.

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Big & little results

Incumbent parties are returned in both Nigeria and Estonia, but in other respects they were very different elections.

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US midterms wrap up

The composition of the new United States Congress is settled, with the exception of a Senate seat to be fought out next week.

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Further thoughts on Victoria

Independents and minor parties had a field day at this year's federal election; it's not clear that the Victorian election will suit them quite so well.

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