How much does an individual candidate’s vote matter in the Senate?
There's a meme going around from a supporter of the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party claiming Senate reforms are illegitimate because Ricky Muir polled more...
Federal electorate map of NSW finalised
The AEC has released the final maps for the NSW federal redistribution today, after the decisions were first announced in January.
I had made a...
Senate voting reform – the bill drops
So we now have the government's legislation for Senate voting reform. You can read it here.
The key points are as follows.
Abolition of group voting...
Queensland council elections – map progress
Queensland goes to the polls to elect their local councils on March 19.
I'm currently working on my guide to the Brisbane City Council election...
How hard is it to go your own way voting in the Senate?
In the last few days, I've been involved in a lot of discussions about Senate reform, and many times I've had people insist that voters...
Refuting self-interested garbage in the SMH
In yesterday's Herald, Heath Aston ran an 'exclusive' publishing supposed modelling from a couple of so-called "veteran players in minor party preference negotiations" claiming that...
Fixed four year terms across Australia
I'm currently working on my guide for the Brisbane City Council election, as well as updating my ward map of Queensland, both for the...
Senate voting reform looks set to go ahead
According to a report in this morning's Guardian, the Coalition, the Greens and Nick Xenophon appear close to an agreement on Senate voting reform....
Ireland 2016 – map available
I was requested to update my Irish constituency map for the upcoming general election. I'm not planning any further coverage of the Irish election,...
NSW and WA redistributions – updated maps
We are now nearing the end of the federal redistribution process which precedes the next federal election.
We had redistributions in New South Wales, Western...