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	<title>Crikey &#187; Malcolm MacKerras</title>
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		<title>Mackerras: narrowing a date for the next poll</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/26/mackerras-narrowing-a-date-for-the-next-poll/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/26/mackerras-narrowing-a-date-for-the-next-poll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[federal elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and both territories do have scheduled election dates, our federal parliament does not, writes psephologist <b>Malcolm Mackerras</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>MacKerras: forget byelections &#8230; we&#8217;re off to polls in October 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/20/mackerras-forget-byelections-were-off-to-polls-in-october-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/20/mackerras-forget-byelections-were-off-to-polls-in-october-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=236625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The current Parliament will run its full three-year term.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>MacKerras: the conservative case for electoral reform across the Anglosphere</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/20/mackerras-the-conservative-case-for-electoral-reform-across-the-anglosphere/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/20/mackerras-the-conservative-case-for-electoral-reform-across-the-anglosphere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[byelections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NSW election 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us elections]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=198092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Conservative Party got the better of the Liberal-Democrats in the negotiations for coalition government. And a new electoral reform agenda will likely go their way, too.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>MacKerras: plan to vote next on October 19, 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/13/mackerras-plan-to-vote-next-on-october-19-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/13/mackerras-plan-to-vote-next-on-october-19-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=177987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I feel emboldened now to name Saturday, October 19, 2013 as the date for our 44th general election for the House of Representatives.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>MacKerras: winter, winner &#8230; a trifecta for Labor&#8217;s cold snap election</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/20/mackerras-winter-winner-a-trifecta-for-labors-cold-snap-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/20/mackerras-winter-winner-a-trifecta-for-labors-cold-snap-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Hawke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Curtin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If Gillard gets the sort of win I am now predicting for her, then there will be a new Mackerras law of electoral history, says <b>Malcolm MacKerras</b>. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>MacKerras: still a bias, albeit reduced, in UK election system</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/27/mackerras-still-a-bias-albeit-reduced-in-uk-election-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/27/mackerras-still-a-bias-albeit-reduced-in-uk-election-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 03:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penrith by-election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK election]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=141319</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally, the British people are to get a referendum for what they call "the alternative vote".]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>MacKerras: time to scrap a tired voting system for NZ election</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/26/mackerras-time-to-scrap-a-tired-voting-system-for-nz-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/26/mackerras-time-to-scrap-a-tired-voting-system-for-nz-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hare-clarke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voting systems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=126403</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Malcolm MacKerras</b> is trying to persuade the people of New Zealand to scrap their MMP voting system and replace it with a better one.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kiwis voting system to go to referendum</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/13/kiwis-voting-system-to-go-to-referendum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/13/kiwis-voting-system-to-go-to-referendum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electoral system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john key]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<b>Malcolm MacKerras</b> has been trying to persuade New Zealand’s politicians to replace their Mixed Member Proportional electoral system with a better one.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/13/kiwis-voting-system-to-go-to-referendum/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bradfield will be a test for the Liberals, mark my words</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/bradfield-will-be-a-test-for-the-liberals-mark-my-words/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/bradfield-will-be-a-test-for-the-liberals-mark-my-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bradfield byelection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gippsland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Party]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Byelections can no longer be guaranteed to record good results for Opposition parties. So how will the Bradfield byelection play out? If the Liberal share is less than 58%, it'll be bad news for Malcolm Turnbull. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>BC-STV vs MMP: a psephological case study</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/08/bc-stv-vs-mmp-a-psephological-case-study/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/08/bc-stv-vs-mmp-a-psephological-case-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psephology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The old British dominions of Australia, New Zealand and Canada make for an interesting psephological compare/contrast exercise, writes Malcolm Mackerras.]]></description>
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