Toowoomba South results
Voters in the Queensland state seat of Toowoomba South voted today in a by-election to succeed Liberal National MP John McVeigh, who had resigned...
Close seats – two weeks in
It's now been two weeks since polls opened, and we are now getting very close to a conclusion of the House of Representatives count.
There...
Close seats – Thursday morning update
We're getting close to the end! In this update, I am calling two more seats for Labor, leaving only one seat up for grabs.
This...
Senate preferences – how might they flow? Part 2
Following yesterday's post analysing the NSW, VIC and QLD Senate counts, here's my analysis of Western Australia, South Australia and an update of the...
Senate preferences – how might they flow? Part 1
Up until now, I've largely ignored preferences when working out who are the leading contenders for Senate seats. While the new system will likely...
Close seats – Tuesday morning update
Sorry there was no update yesterday - I only have limited time each day and I devoted it to my takedown of electronic voting...
Close seats – Sunday morning update
I didn't get a chance to do an update yesterday morning as I headed over to Moorebank to observe the NSW Senate count - I'll...
Close seats – Friday morning update
We've made some more progress yesterday, and I believe we can narrow this list from nine to seven seats today.
As a reminder, the first four...
Below the lines in Tasmania show potential for upset
The Senate data published on election night was very messy.
For a start, it didn't make any effort to distinguish above-the-line and below-the-line votes, instead...
Close seats – Thursday morning update
Quite a bit of counting took place yesterday.
Yesterday we narrowed the list of seats to watch from 17 to 12, and today I think...