QLD 2015 – candidate update
Nominations close for the Queensland state election on Tuesday. So far, I've collected the names of 255 candidates who plan on running.
This compares to...
QLD 2015 – day one
As predicted, Campbell Newman visited the Acting Governor yesterday and called the next Queensland state election for January 31.
Rolls close this Saturday, 10 January...
Queensland election to be called today?
There have been persistent rumours last night and this morning that Queensland Premier Campbell Newman will cut his holiday short today to come back...
I’ll see you all in 2015
This is the last front-page blog post for the Tally Room for 2014.
I'll be returning on January 12, and will be jumping straight into...
Brisbane City – redrawing the wards
The City of Brisbane is unlike any other council in Australia. With a population of over one million people, the council is much larger...
Victoria 2014 – Morwell broken down
Apart from the extremely close count in Prahran, one of the most interesting races in the recent Victorian state election was the seat of...
Victoria 2014 – Legislative Council count finalised
Earlier today, the Victorian Electoral Commission 'pushed the button' for the eight Legislative Council regions.
Overall the result is:
14 - Labor
14 - Liberal
5 - Greens
2 -...
Victoria 2014 – Legislative Council still counting
More than two weeks after the Victorian state election, all 88 Legislative Assembly seats have been finalised, but there are a number of undecided...
Fisher update – could there be another win from third?
All votes have now been counted for last weekend's Fisher by-election for the state seat in Adelaide's southern suburbs.
Earlier this week I wrote about how,...
Fisher – Liberal takes the lead?
While we were all distracted by Prahran yesterday afternoon, quite strange things were happening in the count for the South Australian state seat of...