It’s time to reform the preselection process, argues Brian Costar.

With public funding of political parties proposed in Western Australia, Senator Andrew Murray argues that a quid pro quo is required in the form of higher standards of governance, transparency, and accountability, from the parties that receive it.

James Jupp analyses the local government elections held on 4 May in England, which saw the Labour vote at 26 per cent fall below that of both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. There was a doubling of the seats held by the anti-immigration British National Party but also an increase in the number of Muslim...

Each election is unique, but the 2006 South Australian and Tasmanian elections had several features which were relevant to the analysis of such elections. Scott Bennett looks at each of the electoral contests separately, then makes some general observations about state elections in this country.

This electronic brief provides links to web-based information and full-text articles relevant to selected countries having national elections in 2006. The brief will cover all elections held in the Pacific region, but coverage will be selective for Asia, Europe and the Middle East.