The further fragmentation of the UK’s party system in 2015 is likely to lead to the most disproportionate outcome of any election in the post-war era. In this post, Jack Blumenau and Simon Hix, along with the team from electionforecast.co.uk, ask what the House of Commons might look like if the election were held under a more proportionate voting system. If members were elected from small multi-member constituencies, the main beneficiaries would be the Liberal Democrats and UKIP, while the main losers would be Labour, the Conservatives and the SNP
In this post, Niall Hughes argues that FPTP electoral system performs much better in the context of ...
The United Kingdom general election takes place next week, with current polling predicting no clear ...
The battle to introduce proportional representation into the UK has reached an uneasy draw, with PR ...
The forthcoming election looks as though it will pose further questions about the continued merits o...
The modern British electoral system was established in the late 19th century. It was originally pure...
The First Past The Post electoral system exacerbates divisions between the different parts of Britai...
The 2010 general election was notable in multiple respects, and will be recorded by history as the e...
The 2015 General Election produced an unexpected majority government, however it did so despite the ...
The 2015 General Election saw a Conservative majority government returned (al biet on a minority of ...
Duverger’s law states that a first-past-the-post electoral system – such as the one in use in the UK...
As part of the 2017 Audit of UK Democracy, Patrick Dunleavy and DA staff examine the two proportiona...
Much is being written about the fragmentation of the British party system in the run-up to the 2015 ...
The paper examines the main changes in the UK party system that have occurred in recent decades. It...
Voters are again looking beyond the traditional two-party system and look set to put paid to a famou...
It is currently likely that no party will be a clear winner in next May’s General Election. What is ...
In this post, Niall Hughes argues that FPTP electoral system performs much better in the context of ...
The United Kingdom general election takes place next week, with current polling predicting no clear ...
The battle to introduce proportional representation into the UK has reached an uneasy draw, with PR ...
The forthcoming election looks as though it will pose further questions about the continued merits o...
The modern British electoral system was established in the late 19th century. It was originally pure...
The First Past The Post electoral system exacerbates divisions between the different parts of Britai...
The 2010 general election was notable in multiple respects, and will be recorded by history as the e...
The 2015 General Election produced an unexpected majority government, however it did so despite the ...
The 2015 General Election saw a Conservative majority government returned (al biet on a minority of ...
Duverger’s law states that a first-past-the-post electoral system – such as the one in use in the UK...
As part of the 2017 Audit of UK Democracy, Patrick Dunleavy and DA staff examine the two proportiona...
Much is being written about the fragmentation of the British party system in the run-up to the 2015 ...
The paper examines the main changes in the UK party system that have occurred in recent decades. It...
Voters are again looking beyond the traditional two-party system and look set to put paid to a famou...
It is currently likely that no party will be a clear winner in next May’s General Election. What is ...
In this post, Niall Hughes argues that FPTP electoral system performs much better in the context of ...
The United Kingdom general election takes place next week, with current polling predicting no clear ...
The battle to introduce proportional representation into the UK has reached an uneasy draw, with PR ...