Tasmania 2024 – Sunday morning wrap-up
There's still a bunch of votes to count, and preferences will need to be distributed before some seats are decided, but there's still a...
Tasmanian election night
Polls have just closed for the Tasmanian state election. Polls will also close in the Dunstan state by-election in South Australia in half an...
Early voting trends in Tasmanian elections
As has become a regular story, there was an uptick in voters choosing to vote using other methods than turning up at a regular...
How votes flow between parties in Tasmania
Analysing preference flows under a Hare-Clark system like that used in Tasmania is a lot more complex than a single-member electorate system. It isn't...
Podcast #116: Wrapping up Queensland’s local elections
Ben is joined by Maggie Perry from 6 News Australia to discuss the results of council elections and by-elections in Queensland. We mostly focus...
Brisbane City – next day wrap-up
For this post, I'm not going to dwell too much on individual races and where they are up to, but instead look at broader...
Brisbane City election night live
I'm going to wrap up shortly - it seems like the vote count has dried up. I'm sure we'll have more data tomorrow that...
Podcast #115: A tour of Tasmania’s electorates
Ben was joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to discuss the Tasmanian state election. We run through the five state electorates one...
Mapping intra-party booth results in Tasmania
In yesterday's post I explored some of the intra-party dynamics you get under Hare-Clark when multiple candidates from the same party are competing.
In this...
How often do Tasmanian MPs lose their seats?
One of the almost unique features of Tasmania's Hare-Clark electoral system is the potential for voters to choose individual candidates over others in the...