Comments on: The Tally Room guide to the federal election http://www.tallyroom.com.au/2065 Elections and politics in Australia and around the world. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:13:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ozymandias http://www.tallyroom.com.au/2065/comment-page-1#comment-8107 Ozymandias Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:14:50 +0000 http://www.tallyroom.com.au/?p=2065#comment-8107 Great idea, Mr Raue. I guess you're hoping there is no DD then? Can I suggest you begin with the most marginal seats, as these would be the most likely to change hands? Particularly interested in W.A. seats, which is where the real action is lkely to be, given current polling trends. Great idea, Mr Raue. I guess you’re hoping there is no DD then? Can I suggest you begin with the most marginal seats, as these would be the most likely to change hands? Particularly interested in W.A. seats, which is where the real action is lkely to be, given current polling trends.

]]> By: Hamish Coffee http://www.tallyroom.com.au/2065/comment-page-1#comment-8052 Hamish Coffee Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:17:03 +0000 http://www.tallyroom.com.au/?p=2065#comment-8052 Just want to say that you're doing a great job Ben. It's appreciated. Just want to say that you’re doing a great job Ben. It’s appreciated.

]]> By: Joel MacRae http://www.tallyroom.com.au/2065/comment-page-1#comment-8030 Joel MacRae Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:23:02 +0000 http://www.tallyroom.com.au/?p=2065#comment-8030 /slap Take that PB, Possum and Antony. Keep it up Ben. /slap

Take that PB, Possum and Antony.

Keep it up Ben.

]]> By: Rationalist http://www.tallyroom.com.au/2065/comment-page-1#comment-8027 Rationalist Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:51:31 +0000 http://www.tallyroom.com.au/?p=2065#comment-8027 Fantastic, will keep watching. Fantastic, will keep watching.

]]> By: Nick C http://www.tallyroom.com.au/2065/comment-page-1#comment-8016 Nick C Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:28:29 +0000 http://www.tallyroom.com.au/?p=2065#comment-8016 Good luck mate, you're really embarking on a massive task here, especially keeping it updated closer to the election. Gotta love your thoroughness and dedication. Have fun - it's an excellent idea and I hope it works as you envisage. I'll certainly try and help you out when I can by posting updated info in comments as things get busier and harder for you to keep up with everything. I actually tried doing something similar (although a little less ambitious) before the 2007 election, but only got half-way through the Senate races before I realised I wouldn't be finished in time so gave up. I was just reading them again last week and I'd forgotten just how thorough I'd been, they were almost a match for your thoroughness. One suggestion on the maps, I reckon you shouldn't bother with going into decimal places for the 50% booths, just leave them as 50 and the colour tells which party won. Less clutter on the maps that way. Oh, and a little typo there on the NSW senators. The Nationals senator should be John Williams, not Stephesn. I actually found the way you wrote the senate history a bit confusing, but I think it was just how thorough you're being. A historical comparison of the primary vote totals for each party might be good as well, at least including 2004 as well, but if you wanted to be really thorough you could go back to, say, 1993, which I often think is a good election for comparison as the non-major party vote was so low. Good luck mate, you’re really embarking on a massive task here, especially keeping it updated closer to the election. Gotta love your thoroughness and dedication. Have fun – it’s an excellent idea and I hope it works as you envisage.

I’ll certainly try and help you out when I can by posting updated info in comments as things get busier and harder for you to keep up with everything. I actually tried doing something similar (although a little less ambitious) before the 2007 election, but only got half-way through the Senate races before I realised I wouldn’t be finished in time so gave up. I was just reading them again last week and I’d forgotten just how thorough I’d been, they were almost a match for your thoroughness.

One suggestion on the maps, I reckon you shouldn’t bother with going into decimal places for the 50% booths, just leave them as 50 and the colour tells which party won. Less clutter on the maps that way.

Oh, and a little typo there on the NSW senators. The Nationals senator should be John Williams, not Stephesn.

I actually found the way you wrote the senate history a bit confusing, but I think it was just how thorough you’re being. A historical comparison of the primary vote totals for each party might be good as well, at least including 2004 as well, but if you wanted to be really thorough you could go back to, say, 1993, which I often think is a good election for comparison as the non-major party vote was so low.

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