Farrer election night – live
6:17 - I can now reveal that the AEC has chosen to conduct a notional two-candidate-preferred count between independent Michelle Milthorpe and One Nation's...
Farrer by-election – election day livestream
Polls have now opened for election day in the NSW seat of Farrer.
I won't be posting any analysis during the day tonight, but please...
Labor wins final seat in SA upper house in close call
The final result for the South Australian election was announced on Monday, but the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA) only published the full...
Podcast #167 – Farrer by-election preview
Ben was joined by Mark Riboldi from UTS to preview this weekend's Farrer by-election, and what it might imply about the Coalition's bigger issues...
Nepean and Tasmanian LC live
11:22 - The count has finished for the night in Nepean, with the 2CP count for Rosebud added, and the pre-poll 2CP count has...
Farrer livestream and live event in Canberra
May is going to be a big month for by-elections. We'll have election nights on three successive Saturday nights from May 2 to May...
Newcastle and Liverpool South by-elections live
9:40 - Two of the six pre-poll booths have reported in Newcastle, and Gavin Morris is now on more than 51%.
9:38 - Labor's lead...
How South Australia may have played out under proportional representation
Readers will be aware that I have long advocated for proportional representation methods to be used when electing Australia's parliaments, and I have extensively...
By-election coming up for Stafford
There will be a by-election soon for the Queensland state seat of Stafford, sadly triggered by the recent death of independent MP Jimmy Sullivan.
Sullivan...
AEC releases report into informal voting
Late on the Friday afternoon, the Australian Electoral Commission has released a long-promised report into informal voting at the 2025 federal election.
The typical process...