Category Archives: Reform

The Doctrine of Necessity in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Omnishambles Election

Posted on 2021/02/19 by J.W.J. Bowden

Conflating the Caretaker Convention with The Doctrine of Necessity I remain transfixed by the spectacle unfolding in Newfoundland and Labrador and will have to report back once Elections Newfoundland and Labrador counts the ballots cast in this illegitimate election. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in Crown (Powers and Office), Dissolution, Fixed-Date Elections, Reform | 5 Comments

Newfoundland & Labrador’s Omnishambles Election of 2021 Continues

Posted on 2021/02/13 by J.W.J. Bowden

How This Happened Today, on 13 February 2021, Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans across the province should have made their way to their polls and cast their ballots in a general election for their province’s 50th General Assembly. But events intervened. Newfoundland … Continue reading →

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Electoral Disaster Strikes the Rock: Newfoundland & Labrador’s Crazy COVID Election

Posted on 2021/02/12 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction  A year ago, Dwight Ball announced his intention to resign as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador as soon as the Liberal Party had selected his successor as party leader.[1] The Liberal Party’s convention did not end up doing so … Continue reading →

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My Article in the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law on Electoral Reform

Posted on 2020/09/28 by J.W.J. Bowden

Some of you might be interested; some of you might not.

Posted in Articles, Electoral Reform | 2 Comments

Celebrate Dominion Day With The Latest Issue of The Dorchester Review

Posted on 2020/07/01 by J.W.J. Bowden

The latest issue of The Dorchester Review is now available online here once you subscribe here to receive physical copies of the magazine in the mail as well. I contributed an article to this issue on a lesser known aspect of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dorchester Review, Electoral Reform, History of British North America, Reform | 1 Comment