The winner-take-all system breeds political disillusionment, turns voters off from democracy, and encourages extreme ...

Despite a few attempts by politicians to abandon it, the proportional representation system has stayed the course in Ireland ...

The American president is chosen by the Electoral College, not the popular vote. Here's why that is and how it works.

The vast majority of elections in the US are guided by plurality rule: Each voter selects one candidate, and the person with ...

The Electoral College is the process by which Americans elect their president and vice president through appointed state ...

Today (Tuesday November 12) is the final day people can register to vote or update their details ahead of the general ...

They will cast their votes in the state they represent on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December, the ...

Ahead of the general election, we guide you through the voting system – with important advice on how to register your vote.

Millions more voters would have a vote that mattered at the presidential level. By allocating the votes in a somewhat ...

The country desperately needs a system that makes politicians accountable to voters, not their political parties ...

Does PR mean less stable government? Listen to my discussion with the research's author Dylan Difford to find out.

The Labour Party Conference has voted for a manifesto commitment to proportional representation for general elections. This is described as a massive moment for democracy in the UK. Now all major ...