Author： Bishop Matthew Louis
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1465-4008
Source： The Round Table, Vol.100, Iss.412, 2011-02, pp. : 55-63
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Abstract
In May 2010 two elections took place in traditional 'Westminster' polities—the United Kingdom and Trinidad and Tobago—in which coalition governments took power. In both countries, a significant part of the discourse in the run-up to election focused on the inequities of the Westminster model, and, in particular, first-past-the-post. Yet, interestingly, the end result in many ways mirrors the kind of outcome often championed by supporters of more proportional electoral systems. This article compares and contrasts the two different elections, and asks whether such coalitions are set to become a regular feature of a more mature Westminster model.
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