OttawaThe House: Other ideasIn writing about the House of Commons , I touched on one idea for reform: amending the Elections Act to take away the party...
Ottawa’The one exception is Canada’In light of the Australian result, Patrick Dunleavy with the London School of Economics surveys the world’s major Westminster...
OttawaGame theoryEver wanted to know how much each party has spent per vote in the last three federal elections? Eric at threehundredeight.com has...
OttawaThat UK election, in full: a guide for the perplexedANDREW COYNE’s quick guide to the leaders, the bargaining positions, and the stakes
UncategorizedBritvote ’10: anyone and anythingIt’s almost as if Britain is more afraid of a ’hanging’ than it is of having Random Niceguy MP take power
UncategorizedClegg: is he good for the Canucks?A fiasco for first-past-the-post would be bad news for its future in Canada
OttawaThe problem with our MPs is that we need more of them (II)After withdrawing an earlier attempt to adjust the House seating arrangement, the Conservatives are apparently prepared to go...
UncategorizedDemocratic reform will break out tomorrowMichael Urban repeats the case for proportional representation.
Ottawa(Slightly) shorter CoyneElsewhere you will find a lengthy piece by me explaining why I support the electoral reform (STV) option in Tuesday’s BC’s...
OttawaTry BC-STV (not the real thing, but an incredibly lifelike simulation)This is pretty cool . It simulates the voting process under BC’s proposed STV, using the actual proposed ridings and the current...