Guide to the Tasmanian election posted

I have now posted a guide to the Tasmanian state election, which will be held on March 20, 2010. This includes profiles of Tasmania's...

Turnbull replacing Abbott – why is this happening?

With Malcolm Turnbull replacing Tony Abbott as Liberal leader and Prime Minister, we have now had three parliamentary terms in a row where the...

Tasmanian council results

Local government election results have now been posted on the website of the Tasmanian Electoral Commission, showing primary vote figures from election night. I...

Wentworth by-election nominations day

Nominations will be declared at midday today for the Wentworth by-election. I'm going to drop by the ballot draw in Sydney and will update...

NSW 2019 – pre-poll and iVote changing the way we vote

At the upcoming NSW state election, we should expect more people than ever before to cast their votes early, while others will use online...

NSW 2019 – what about the upper house count?

The Legislative Council count is going to take a long time, and we are missing a lot of vital information we will need. The main...

Federal 2019 – the race in regional Queensland

There are ten seats in Queensland outside of the south-eastern corner, including central and northern Queensland plus a handful of seats further inland. The...

NSW councils election night results

12:10am - Last comment from me, a summary of the state of the race in the nine biggest councils: Blacktown - Labor has regained...

You can’t just legislate ‘fairness’ in our voting system

The South Australian Liberal government failed on Tuesday in its attempt to restore the "fairness clause" which used to apply to SA state redistributions....

Queensland elections – election day open thread

Polls have just opened for election day for the Queensland council elections and two state by-elections. Please feel free to use this post to...