Two NSW by-elections after MPs resign over ICAC donations scandal
Voters in two electorates in the Hunter region of New South Wales will be voting in by-elections in coming months, less than a year...
If you can’t win, change the voters?
Since the expanded City of Sydney was created in 1948, every single state government has tinkered with the City of Sydney's structure and boundaries to...
Stafford nominations close
Nominations were announced yesterday for the by-election in the Queensland state seat of Stafford.
Only four candidates nominated, representing Labor, Liberal National, Greens and Family...
Check it out – NZ 2014 election guide
New Zealand goes to the polls on 20 September for their general election.
The National-led centre-right government will be running for a third term at...
WA redistribution – what could happen?
In 2015, New South Wales and Western Australia will both undergo redistributions to redraw federal electoral boundaries due to New South Wales losing its...
NSW redistribution – what could happen?
Every three years, approximately one year after the federal election, Australia's population is assessed, and each state and territory is given a set number...
Shaw puts Victoria on edge of early election
Less than six months from the next scheduled Victorian state election, the Victorian coalition government is gripped by political instability after ex-Liberal independent Geoff...
Chris Davis resigns from Stafford
Last Friday, embattled former LNP minister Chris Davis resigned his seat of Stafford in the Queensland state parliament.
Davis had served as Assistant Minister for...
Throwing the game in Epsom
I'm well on my way to preparing the maps of New Zealand's electorates for the guide to the September election - yesterday I finished half...
Parliamentary committee aiming to end group voting tickets
The federal Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters released its interim report yesterday, which covered recommendations for how to reform the Senate voting system.
The Senate...