Central governments in countries with proportional representation voting systems tend to be larger than in countries with majoritarian/plurality election rules.
electoral reform
February 3, 2017
9:24AM
February 2, 2017
1:36PM
Prime Minister Trudeau’s now-discarded electoral reform campaign promise was ill-conceived.
February 2, 2017
10:27AM
Both the NDP and Green Party committed to proportional representation during the 2015 election, with little discussion of the costs of that particular voting system.
December 14, 2016
9:59AM
Study found that PR countries tend to finance extra spending by running larger deficits.
December 1, 2016
1:03PM
Liberal members of committee argued against referendum recommendation.
December 1, 2016
11:10AM
The issue of electoral reform received very little attention during the 2015 campaign.
November 15, 2016
8:05AM
From 1997 and 2015, had federal elections took place under an Alternative Vote system, the Liberals would have been the only party to benefit each election.
November 1, 2016
10:37AM
The prime minister seemingly favours an alternative vote system—the system Canadians likely understand the least.
September 9, 2016
1:06PM
Under proportional representation, voters effectively provide a sample of their opinions and the parties decide who will govern.