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Over the weekend, I have updated every district and region profile to include the final list of candidates. You can also view and download...

A large swing of 14% to Labor has delivered the party the Lord Mayoralty for the first time in 15 years. Labor lost the...

City of Newcastle lord mayoral by-election results Candidate Party Votes % Swing Projected % Aaron Buman Independent 8,852 11.29 +3.97 11.33 David Chapman Independent 3,910 4.99 +4.99 4.99 Rod Holding Independent 1,438 1.83 +1.83 1.83 Brad Luke Independent 18,669 23.82 -19.3 23.45 Nuatali Nelmes Labor 33,107 42.24 +13.86 42.42 Joe Ferguson Australia First 1,236 1.58 +1.58 1.58 Therese Doyle Greens 11,166 14.25 +2.46 14.25 9:57pm - I've just added prepoll figures to the...

Nominations closed yesterday in Victoria for the upcoming state election, and there has been a huge surge in the number of candidates running. 896 candidates...

Today voters are going to the polls in four local council by-elections in New South Wales. Normally I wouldn't cover council by-elections, but one of...

The ACT Electoral Commission has now started the process of drawing new electoral boundaries for the 2016 ACT election, and I have previously written...

With the recent death of former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, discussion has already started about the possibility of creating a federal electorate bearing...

Nominations open this Wednesday for the Victorian state election, and nominations close next Friday, 14 November. Today is also the deadline for party registrations...

Yesterday's twin by-elections in the Hunter region of New South Wales saw Labor regain two seats it had lost at the 2011 election -...

Charlestown - Primary vote results Candidate Party Votes % Swing Luke Arms Independent 4,696 12.25 +12.25 Marc Sky Independent 1,024 2.67 +2.67 Jane Oakley Greens 5,404 14.09 +5.66 Suellen Wrightson Palmer United 2,433 6.35 +6.35 Jodie Harrison Labor 19,045 49.67 +20.76 Luke Cubis Independent 1,333 3.48 +3.48 Arjay Martin Independent 599 1.56 +1.04 Brian Tucker Christian Democratic 1,753 4.57 +2.39 Veronica Hope Independent 2,056 5.36 +5.36 Charlestown - Two-candidate-preferred vote results Candidate Party Votes % Jane Oakley Greens 6,887 29.58 Jodie Harrison Labor 16,395 70.42 Total votes in...