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 seats in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. These jurisdictions won’t have a redistribution (barring an expansion of parliament). The guide also features guides to the eight Senate contests.
If there is no parliamentary expansion, this redistribution cycle is one of the least significant we’ve had. This makes it easier and quicker to get the guide ready.
I know people are interested in being able to see the maps and data for these electorates, so I have used the quiet post-election period to get this part finished. You can now check it out at your leisure.
As I’ve done for my other recent guides, I haven’t tried to fill in the candidates sections, and I haven’t done the assessments yet. We are so far out from the election and the shape of the electoral battle isn’t clear yet. I’ll write those assessments closer to the election.
The whole guide is available for Tally Room members – those who donate $8 or more (plus GST) per month via Patreon.
If you’d like a sample, I’ve unlocked four seat guides, and one Senate guide.
Links to each seat can be found from the front page of the guide. You can view a list of seats in alphabetical order, in state order or as a pendulum. You can also use the below map to click through to each seat.
So what happens if the parliament is expanded? There is a real possibility that could happen, but it is far from certain. If such a decision is announced, I will probably leave these guides up with a disclaimer. Once the redistributions are finalised, the guide will need to be completely rewritten. If we were certain that the parliament was to be expanded, I wouldn’t be publishing the guide. But it’s not, and if it doesn’t happen there’s a lot of value in this guide for those with a deeper interest.
@Ben,
The La Trobe comment section is turned off.
Thanks, fixed now.