Charlestown and Newcastle results wrap

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 and Newcastle – live results

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...

Werriwa – a century of shifting boundaries

Gough Whitlam represented the federal electorate of Werriwa from a 1952 by-election until his resignation in 1978. The electorate has a long history of...

Seat #14: Clarinda

Clarinda is a Labor seat in south-eastern Melbourne. Clarinda is a new name for the former seat of Clayton, and covers Clarinda, Clayton South, Heatherton and...

Vasse 2014 – results and maps

Last night's Vasse state by-election in Western Australia was narrowly won by the Liberal Party, after a large surge in support for the Nationals....

Vasse and Casuarina – belated results

Apologies for my absence tonight, I was busy and unable to cover the results in the two by-elections held today: Casuarina in the Northern...

NSW electoral funding changes

In recent weeks, the news has been dominated by stories about the desire of the NSW Liberal Party to reform the state electoral funding...

Victoria 2014 – the complete guide

Today I'm launching the Tally Room guide to the 2014 Victorian state election. The guide includes profiles of all eighty-eight Legislative Assembly districts, and all eight...

NZ 2014 – final results

Last weekend, the final results of the New Zealand general election were declared, following the counting of special votes. The results saw a minor shift...

Council elections in Tasmania and SA

Two Australian states are in the process of electing their local councils for the next four years. Unfortunately due to the large volume of...