> What democratic countries other than the UK, US and Canada can
> representatives get elected with less than a majority of the votes cast?

New Zealand. Coalition is sometimes required. In the election coming
up, neither Labour (left) nor National (right) are expected to have an
absolute majority and will need to cuddle up with a third and possibly
fourth party. A couple of elections ago, supporters of the New Zealand
First party were horrified that their leader (formerly booted out of the
NAtional party) formed a government with National, contrary to his
stance before the election. It all ended in tears

http://www.wsws.org/news/1998/aug1998/nz-a15.shtml

Once again, New Zealand First could be the "king maker"

As Germany also has proportional representation I assume coalitions
and power squabbles happen there too

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