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By Kim on August 24, 2010
(Via Open Democracy) Patrick Dunleavy from the LSE has written a post on the decline of the “Westminster model”: For the first time in history, the Australian outcome means that every key ‘Westminster model’ country in the world now has [...]
Posted in Elections, federal election 2010, International | Tagged canada, Duverger's Law, Elections, electoral systems, Federal Election 2010, first past the vote, hung parliament, India, majoritarian government, New Zealand, party systems, plurality, political science, uk, Wesminster system |
By Mark Bahnisch on September 10, 2008
With all the attention on the role of Brendon Grylls and the Nationals as the kingmakers in the WA election result, the improvement in the Greens’ vote has slipped under the radar somewhat. Counting subsequent to election night has seen [...]
Posted in Activism, Federal Elections, State/Territory Elections | Tagged ALP, Anthony Albanese, Australian Greens, Bob Brown, Brendon Grylls, comparative electoral systems, comparative politics, electoral systems, GetUp!, Kevin Rudd, Labor, labour movement, Lib Dems, Lindsay Tanner, MMP, Nationals, New Zealand, nick xenophon, proportional representation, Steve Fielding, Tanya Plibersek, Tony Blair, trade union movement, WA election 2008, WA election results |
By Mark Bahnisch on September 2, 2008
There’s no doubt that electoral systems structure party competition – something that will become very obvious to us when we start to focus on the New Zealand election. The American system is one of the great contributors to the anti-democratic [...]
Posted in Elections, Europe, International, Politics, Sociology, USA | Tagged Australian politics, Bill Bowtell, Centre for Policy Development, comparative politics, electoral systems, New Zealand election, political history, proportional representation |
The state elections and federal implications
By Mark Bahnisch on March 20, 2010
In tonight’s counts, it appears clear that the ALP has narrowly held on in South Australia, containing the swing against the government to 1.7% in the marginals, with much of the state wide anti-Labor swing washing through safe seats, while [...]
Posted in Elections, Federal Elections, Media, Sociology, State/Territory Elections | Tagged ALP, campaigning, Christopher Pearson, Coalition, commentariat, comparative politics, election results, electoral systems, federal implications, federal politics, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Liberal Party, marginal seats, Michelle Grattan, Mike Rann, Peter Van Onselen, political culture, South Australia election 2010, state politics, swing, Tasmanian election 2010, The Greens | 65 Responses