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Back to the Ballot: the 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly Elections
13 February 2017 | Elections
Northern Ireland goes to the polls again on 2 March. The devolved government faces enormous challenges – Brexit, widespread disillusionment with the parties on offer and a power-sharing structure that arguably inhibits progress. Yet, says Annabelle de Heus, little is expected to change. Northern Ireland is gripped by political stasis.
Read more‘Super Thursday’ showed us that British politics has changed for good
17 May 2016 | Elections
May’s elections highlighted the persistence of multi-party politics, the growing distinctiveness of the devolved nations and the diversity of electoral systems. Katie Ghose argues these longer term trends deserve greater attention given the implications they have for the future shape of the UK.
Read more‘Super Thursday’ tells us a lot about voter participation in the UK
10 May 2016 | Elections
Thursday 5 May saw a host of elections happening around the UK, on an unprecedented scale outside of a General Election. Democratic Dashboard's Carl Cullinane looks at what the election campaign tells us about the state of voter participation in the UK.
Read moreIs there hope for electoral reform in the United Kingdom?
05 May 2016 | Elections
With elections across the UK today using a range of alternative electoral systems to First Past The Post, Dr Kenneth Bunker assesses the opportunity for future electoral reform.
Read moreNorthern Ireland Elections – Moving Beyond Conflict?
28 April 2016 | Elections
In the run up to May’s Northern Ireland Assembly Elections, Matthew Whiting previews the contest and how voters’ motivations may be changing.
Read moreWhat turnout can we expect in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales?
27 April 2016 | Elections
Dr Kenneth Bunker of the Democratic Dashboard looks at what we might expect turnout to be in the Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales elections in May.
Read moreMore female candidates in 2016 is positive, but not the full story
26 April 2016 | Elections
Democratic Dashboard launches its "Gender and the 2016 Elections" Data Briefing today, looking at the prospects for gender balance in the Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish and London elections in May.
Read moreWhat do the latest polls tell us about the elections in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales?
12 April 2016 | Elections
Dr Kenneth Bunker, from the LSE, looks at recent polls in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and assesses their significance for the elections in May.
Read moreThe upcoming elections in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
01 April 2016 | Elections
Dr Kenneth Bunker, from the Democratic Dashboard team, examines recent results in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and looks ahead to the elections in May.
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