Podcast #156: History of a bigger parliament
Ben was joined by Frank Bongiorno and Chris Monnox to discuss the history of Australia's federal parliament being expanded, in 1949 and 1984. We...
How the Senate has changed since 1975
There has been a great deal of focus this week on the events of the Dismissal of Gough Whitlam's Labor government, fifty years ago...
The 1948 expansion – what the MPs did next
Today's post is the latest chapter in my series analysing the history of previous parliamentary expansions at a federal level. In my last post,...
The 1948 expansion – the big map change
The first expansion of parliament was passed in 1948, and came into force at the 1949 election. It was also the largest increase we've...
Next federal election guide launched
Yes, it's very early, but I've launched my partial guide to the next Australian federal election, due in 2028.
This guide covers the 102 House...
The 1984 expansion – reverse musical chairs
When the new electoral map was published in 1984, it kicked off a game of musical chairs, but with a difference - this time...
The 1984 expansion – how much did the map change?
If there is a substantial expansion of the size of the federal Parliament, it will be a rare event. It has only happened twice...
NSW election guide now live
As part of my efforts to prepare election guides for all of the upcoming elections, I have now published a guide to the 2027...
Federal redistribution projections published
The Australian Electoral Commission yesterday published the official statistics that will be used for federal redistributions in South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT. This...
New Zealand’s new electoral map
New Zealand will go to the polls next year at their next general election, and the electoral map of New Zealand has been redrawn...