Representation term

voting systems because it is the most proportional of all systems used in UK. For example in 2009 EU parliament elections Conservatives received 227.2% of the votes and won 27 seats. This suggests that Closed Party List system assures accurate representation of parties

and the electoral system. The Green Party is a minor party, and thus its representation in parliament depends on the way in which representation is gained. If for example a state has a clear two-party system, then evidently it will be almost impossible for any minor party to gain any level of representation, let alone a sizeable one. In Italy, there is a system of proportional representation, where the number of seats that a party is set to gain is directly linked to

Cylus Gould Mr. Garceu Government and Politics 29 October 2015 The Green Party The United States is commonly known as just a two party system but there are third parties that affect the government just as much. The first form of the national Green Party organization was founded in 1984 as a party that discussed the importance of community involvement and peoples rights. Since then, some of their ideas and opinions have changed but they still believe in the United States people 's rights

Role of the National Government • Gender equality should be the prime agenda------ governments do not consider gender equality as a priority, gender equality issues are missing from the budgeting process, and women are not present in the financial, peace, and international negotiations, structures and obligations. Government need to mobilize around gender equality agendas in order to create sufficient political will to support the equal inclusion of women in political decision-making. • Fix some

not have the majority support then they would never be able to win representation in government. Quickly, the government would end up being overtaken by a specific party. A big danger would be a political party becoming too powerful if they continue to control representation in election after election. The reigning majority could end up just becoming like a monarchy if they stay in power long enough. A proportional representation system would allow the minority groups even more of a say than they

Canada’s issue of a democratic deficit has been a widely discussed topic among Canadian politicians for many years, yet action towards a political reform has yet to have been made. Inadequate citizen representation in the Canadian parliamentary system roots primarily from the first-past-the-post electoral system that is used within the country. This system is based on single member constituency plurality and brings forward the ultimate simplistic of voting systems. The level of simplicity provided

would further benefit from adopting a Nordic democratic-socialist model as well as adopting a proportional representation electoral system. A Nordic democratic system would benefit the citizens by providing them with universal health care, closely similar wages, free and cheaper education, public pension plans, and virtually free trade. Second, If Canada is to adopt a proportional representation system the citizens will be more represented, subsequently no votes will be wasted. Despite these flaws

and. in particular, successful democracies have electoral laws that limit the influence of extremist and minor parties. While there are different institutional manners through which democracies can limit extremist parties, such as proportional representation thresholds and winner-take-all systems, the importance of developing strong institutions to protect democracy by limiting the electoral success of extremist parties can be validated through the experiences of the United Kingdom, France, Germany

Proportional Representation (PR) is one of the most widely-used systems worldwide, supported by many groups as a replacement for the existing First-Past-the-Post electoral system on the basis of its ability to accurately represent the wishes of the entire electorate. The table and graph illustrates the results of an election conducted under Proportional Representation1 Year Conservative Labor Liberal Democrats Others 2015 249 206 53 32 SNP, 85 UKIP, 25 Green 2010 266 214 170 None Pass threshold

there has been a steady decrease in the influence of political parties over the globe. The worldwide population is beginning to show less interest in political developments within their respective countries and choose to rather mind their own short term desires and interests, and not those of the majority. The definition of a Political Party is “an organization of people who share the same views about the way power should be used in a country or society (through government, policy-making)” . Political