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

This effect is inherent in any form of partitioned and/or indirect
election, so I think in almost any democracy (but the USA way of
electing a president might be the most visible form). In my country of
instance (Netherlands) the equivalent of the Senate is elected by the
provincial assemblies, so it has this effect. In Belgium there is some
form of District elections, which is complicated a lot by the bi-langual
issue. The issue of re-arranging (or not re-arranging) the boundaries of
a particular District almost blew the gouvernment.

Wouter van Ooijen

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