“The feeling seems to be STV [Single Transferable Vote] does not meet the public wish for simplicity. There is… some merit in offering a format which reduces the House to 100 seats.” While there were “a few National caucus members who ...

The Liberal Democrats have agreed to fight for proportional representation in local government, and for 75% of councils' spending to be raised locally. At.

With the Lib Dem leadership resigned to not getting proportional representation, and the Labour party hesitant even to back AV, supporters of PR have understandably directed their guns at these two 'progressive' parties for failing to ...

Proportional representation allowed the Australian Greens to climb to nine seats in the Senate, and gradually gain enough national recognition that this year they won a place in the lower house (which is not awarded by proportional ...