The House of Commons backed using proportional representation (PR) at general elections in a surprise symbolic vote on Tuesday. Almost 60 Labour MPs supported a plan put forward by Sarah Olney, a ...

As states from Texas to California debate and vote on new electoral maps, Americans are both learning about – and often ...

Democracy, in the immortal words of President Abraham Lincoln, is a government of the people, by the people, for the people. This pithy description makes democracy a sacrosanct concept that endures ...

With an increasingly polarized Congress and fewer competitive elections, there are growing calls among some election reformers to change how voters elect members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said his party would "work with the government" to move away from the current electoral system. The Liberal Democrats have long backed electoral reform and ...

It’s almost been a month since Labour’s historic election victory, which sparked renewed conversation about electoral reform. Even a fleeting glance at July’s election results confirms Britain’s first ...

Redrawing districts won’t save us. Proportional representation offers the best solution for an out-of-touch government.

Washington’s venerable Redistricting Commission process is disintegrating. Partisanship is threatening to draw us into the same gerrymandering we see across the country. However, a simple fix to state ...