Philippines Holds Elections Using Degree of Proportional Representation
Posted on What's New Jonathan Gerstell on May 17, 2013
The Philippines, a former U.S. colony, held elections on Monday using a small degree of proportional representation that was recently expanded to include national parties by the Supreme Court.
Read moreHow Districts Plus Has Worked for German Elections
Posted on What's New Rebecca Franklin on May 03, 2013
Despite a recent constitutional controversy, Germany's mixed member proportional representation system of elections remains one of the most effective in the world.
Read moreWinner-Take-All Elections Exacerbate Kenya's Ethnic Tensions
Posted on What's New Andrew Douglas, Sara Helmi on May 02, 2013
Kenya's use of winner-take-all elections provides few incentives for inter-ethnic cooperation. Proportional representation could help bridge the country's ethnic divides.
Read moreElectoral Reform on the Move in Canada
Posted on What's New on April 16, 2013
From a poll showing widespread support for proportional representation to the Liberal Party leadership elections held using ranked choice voting to the growing movement for ranked choice voting in Toronto, things are looking up for electoral reform in Canada.
Read moreJapan's Electoral Unfairness Goes Deeper than Malapportionment
Posted on What's New Sara Helmi on April 05, 2013
Several of Japan's high courts have called the 2012 election unconstitutional because of malapportionment. But the continued use of winner-take-all elections is the deeper cause of Japan's distorted electoral outcomes.
Read moreMalta Elections Have 93% Turnout Using Choice Voting
Posted on What's New Devin Mccarthy on March 14, 2013
Malta's ultra-high-turnout elections demonstrate some of the many benefits that the choice voting form of fair voting could bring to legislative elections in the United States.
Read moreThe Future of Egyptian Democracy Hinges on the Fight Over Its Electoral Law
Posted on What's New on March 12, 2013
Over two years since the Arab Spring ousted President Hosni Mubarak and brought the promise of democracy to Egypt, it is clear that that promise is threatened. While most of the media covers the protests and riots in the streets of Cairo and Port Said, the battle that may ultimately decide the fate of Egyptian democracy is being fought over Egypt's new electoral law. The key issue is proportional representation.
Read moreItalian Elections Expose Non-Proportional and Ineffective Voting System
Posted on What's New Sara Helmi on February 28, 2013
In the aftermath of Italy's general election on February 25-26, outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti asserted that "no country has such a bad electoral law as Italy." That may be an exaggeration, but there was plenty to be dissatisfied with in the election results.
Read moreCzech Republic Holds First Popular Election for President
Posted on What's New Sara Helmi on January 29, 2013
On January 26, Czech citizens had the chance to directly elect their president for the first time since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993. They used a national popular vote with a majority runoff to do it.
Read moreIsraeli Election Results Show Responsiveness of Proportional System
Posted on What's New on January 24, 2013
As Tuesday's Israeli elections show, proportional representation systems guarantee that voters can change their government when they are unsatisfied with its performance.
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