How To Win An Election

How To Win An Election
Presentation
Hosted by
Starring
GenrePolitics
FormatTalk
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesThursdays
Length45 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Publication
Original releaseOctober 2023
ProviderThe Times
Related
WebsiteOn The Times's site

How To Win An Election is a weekly political analysis podcast from The Times, published since October 2023. It is hosted by the Times columnist Hugo Rifkind alongside Daniel Finkelstein of the Conservative Party, Sally Morgan of the Labour Party and Polly Mackenzie formerly of the Liberal Democrats and the Women's Equality parties. It is released on Thursdays, and partially broadcast on Times Radio, within Hugo Rifkind's daily show on Times Radio.

It was initially hosted by political comedian and broadcaster Matt Chorley, until he left the Times in 2024, and Peter Mandelson was part of the team until January 2025 when was appointed UK Ambassador to the United States.

It was listed by The Week as one of the best political podcasts, and later one of the best podcasts overall of 2023.