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Tag Archives: voting
Feb 3 2013
Book Review: The Gendered Effects of Electoral Institutions: Political Engagement and Participation
Leave a commentTweet An increasing awareness of the under-representation of women in parliaments and business has gone hand in hand with increasing debate about gender quotas as a means of rectifying this situation. However, questions persist about their efficacy. The Gendered Effects of … Continue reading
Posted by: February 3, 2013
Tagged with: elections, Electoral Institutions, Gender, Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, Miki Caul Kittilson, voting
Nov 15 2012
Despite the problems that have beset the elections for Police and Crime Commissioners we must still take them seriously
Leave a commentTweet The criticism of the Police and Crime Commissioner reforms has been lengthy and varied. This week’s elections finally end the tripartite governance structure and replace it with an untested and far from popular new system focused on a single … Continue reading
Posted by: November 15, 2012
Tagged with: criminal justice, Electoral Reform, PCC Elections, Police and Crime Commissioner, policing, voting
Nov 13 2012
Electing Police and Crime Commissioners – an important milestone in expanding control by elected representatives? Or a disaster in the making?
Leave a commentTweet An encouraging opinion poll this weekend suggests that turnout in this Thursday’s Police Commissioner elections may be only slightly lower than in local elections, whereas other informed estimates have been below 10%. Patrick Dunleavy explains that this is the … Continue reading
Posted by: November 13, 2012
Tagged with: Electoral Commission, Patrick Dunleavy, PCC Elections, Police Commissioners, Supplementary Vote System, voting
May 21 2012
Changes to electoral registration procedures may have significant implications for registration levels and electoral outcomes
1 CommentTweet Registering to vote must be simple and convenient. New research by Toby S. James shows that individual electoral registration, by itself, will lead to a decline in registration levels. The government can do more in the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill to … Continue reading
Posted by: May 21, 2012
Tagged with: elections, individual voter registration, uk politics, voting
Feb 14 2012
We are not ‘all in this together’: British democracy is suffering from the disconnect between politicians and the wider public
1 CommentTweet Recent failures of British democracy lead voters to feel that being ignored by Government is the most likely consequence of casting a vote and participating in democracy, writes Mary Evans. Many voters are perhaps wondering if they have developed … Continue reading
Posted by: February 14, 2012
Tagged with: power, UK, uk government, uk politics, voting
Dec 18 2011
Book Review: Platform or Personality? The Role of Party Leaders in Elections
Leave a commentTweet Based on thirty-five election studies across seven countries, Amanda Bittner’s latest book discusses how the personality traits of party leaders can have a bigger impact than the platform on which the party stands. Reviewed by Clara Volintiru. Platform or Personality? … Continue reading
Posted by: December 18, 2011
Tagged with: election, leadership, party leader, party politics, personality, tactical voting, voting
Dec 16 2011
Despite Labour’s convincing victory in the Feltham and Heston by-election, there is no strong trend in the party’s favour.
Leave a commentTweet Yesterday’s by-election in Feltham and Heston saw one of the lowest by-election turnouts in recent years. And while Labour’s superior efforts on the ground to increase turnout in the Labour-loyal areas of the constituency were effective, Lewis Baston argues … Continue reading
Posted by: December 16, 2011
Tagged with: by-election, Conservatives, elections, Feltham and Heston, Labour, Liberal Democrats, postal voting, Turnout, votes, voting
Dec 11 2011
UK electoral registration levels are already low by international standards, but new plans to change registration may make things even worse.
2 CommentsTweet Alongside a suite of other constitutional reforms, the coalition government also plans to change electoral registration from household to individual registration. Toby S. James argues that this change will be expensive to implement and will actually lead to a … Continue reading
Posted by: December 11, 2011
Tagged with: coalition, elections, Electoral Reform, electoral registration, voting
