WA federal redistribution – download the map
The draft proposed boundaries for the Western Australian federal redistribution were released last Friday.
Western Australia gained a sixteenth electorate, and this new electorate has been...
WA federal redistribution – draft boundaries announced
The Australian Electoral Commission yesterday announced their draft boundaries for the federal redistribution of Western Australia.
WA had gained a sixteenth electorate, and the proposal...
Canning by-election guide posted
Federal Liberal MP Don Randall passed away during July, triggering a by-election for his seat of Canning.
The by-election date has not been set, but...
WA state redistribution – draft map posted
In July, the draft electoral boundaries for the next WA state election were released.
I've now posted the draft boundaries for both the Legislative Assembly...
WA redistribution and Canning – open thread
There are two major electoral events in Western Australia which kicked off last week. I'm still working on maps for these projects, so this...
Map update – WA ward maps
Western Australia will be holding council elections on 17 October 2015 - over the course of the subsequent year, there will be local government...
Yes, rules matter, and they need to be fixed
On Saturday, Fairfax newspapers published an op-ed from Richard Denniss, chief economist at The Australia Institute, arguing against the proposed reforms to abolish group...
Brisbane – draft ward boundaries released
The Electoral Commission of Queensland on Friday released its draft boundaries for the 26 wards covering the City of Brisbane - Australia's biggest local...
Local government mergers – in WA and New Zealand
While New South Wales is currently undergoing a process of considering metropolitan council amalgamations, Western Australia has recently reached the unsuccessful conclusion of a...
NSW government pushing for council mergers
Local councils across Sydney are currently going through a process of making submissions to the state government's 'Fit For The Future' program, which is...