Redcliffe nominations close: eight candidates running

Nominations closed yesterday for the state by-election in the Queensland seat of Redcliffe, scheduled for 22 February. Eight candidates have nominated. The major party candidates...

Griffith by-election – election night results wrap

At the end of election night we have some prepoll votes and all of the regular election-day booths. We're still waiting on postal votes,...

Griffith by-election live

These figures are no longer being updated. Primary vote results as of 8:45pm - 40/40 booths reporting Candidate Party Votes % Swing Projected Timothy Lawrence Stable Population Party 541 0.87 +0.68 0.89 Geoff Ebbs Greens 6,434 10.37 +0.18 9.93 Christopher Williams Family First 598 0.96 +0.22 0.95 Karel Boele Independent 419 0.68 +0.68 0.68 Anthony Ackroyd Bullet...

SA election: Don Farrell is in, then out

This morning saw remarkable events in South Australian politics, involving a prominent federal politician launching an aborted attempt to enter state politics, and a...

South Australian election guide complete

This is a short post to let readers know that the guide to the South Australian election is complete. In addition to profiles of all...

Eleven candidates: Griffith nominations declared

With nominations declared on Friday, eleven candidates are off and running for the Griffith by-election on 8 February. The federal seat was vacated by former...

Tasmania to the polls: March 15

So after a week of speculation and rumour, Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings acted today to move Tasmania towards the next state election. Giddings met with...

Tasmania on its way to the polls

Following on from recent speculation about a possible snap election to be called in Tasmania, the Tally Room guide to the next Tasmanian state election is...

Elections in 2014 – South Australia and beyond

After the Christmas break, the Tally Room is back - and starting the new year by covering the South Australian state election, to be held...

NZ redistribution – full analysis of draft boundaries

Last Thursday, the first round of draft boundaries for the next New Zealand election was released to the public. After extensive work, I have now...