To escape our two-party trap, we need a better system of electing people to Congress: proportional representation. Opinion By Jesse Wegman and Lee Drutman Graphics by Aileen Clarke Mr. Wegman is a ...

That’s called proportional representation, and that’s what Mr. Holder and his National Democratic Redistricting Committee are trying to impose via lawsuits and ballot measures. Ohio voters ...

Proportional representation "P. R.", as it is called for short--is spreading over the world rapidly. Nearly a dozen European nations have adopted it since June, 1918. But the proportional systems ...

The Electoral Reform Commission is likely to refrain from recommending a proportional representation system, ignoring the proposal of most political parties.

Such a solution—proportional representation (PR)—is already used in 94 democracies around the world. In those countries, there are more parties to choose from. Elections focus more on issues ...

The candidate’s name is used for the single-seat constituency system while the party listed is for the proportional representation segment. For the 465-seat Lower House, 289 members are elected ...

Graphic: AFP / PAZ PIZARRO France's new prime minister is - among other things - a long-time advocate of proportional representation. So could a switch to this style of voting end the French ...

Support for proportional representation is now the mainstream of British politics. The public are tired of seeing millions of votes thrown on the scrap heap each election day.