Do our state Electoral Commissions have enough to do the job?
Last week, while we were all distracted by the NSW election, the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC) made a submission to a parliamentary inquiry warning...
NSW 2015 – Legislative Council update
The count in the Legislative Assembly is now largely complete. As of late Thursday evening, the Electoral Commission had "pushed the button" and finished...
Seat in focus – Goulburn
Goulburn, on paper, was a very safe Liberal seat prior to the recent election, with Liberal MP Pru Goward holding the seat by a...
Seat in focus – Oatley
Oatley was the closest seat at the last election. Liberal candidate Mark Coure defeated Labor MP Kevin Greene by 440 votes, or 0.5%. Coure's...
Seat in focus – Ballina
Last Friday, I published a breakdown of the election result in the key seat of Lismore in the far north of New South Wales.
The...
Seat in focus – East Hills
East Hills was one of the last seats the Liberal Party gained off Labor in 2011, with Liberal candidate Glenn Brookes winning the seat off...
Seat in focus – The Entrance
The Entrance is a marginal seat on the Central Coast. It was won in 2011 by the Liberal Party's Chris Spence. He was caught up...
Seat in focus – Gosford
Gosford is the closest race in the New South Wales state election. At the time of writing, Labor's Kathy Smith leads Liberal MP Chris...
Redrawn ACT electoral boundaries released
Earlier this week, while most of us were distracted by the New South Wales election results, the ACT Electoral Commission released draft boundaries for...
NSW late counting – day six
This will be the last 'late counting' post. At this point, it seems possible to call the results in Lismore, Gosford and The Entrance,...