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...

Redcliffe by-election guide posted

LNP-turned-independent Queensland MP Scott Driscoll resigned from Parliament earlier this week, facing the threat of expulsion from the Parliament. His seat of Redcliffe will go...

Queensland council de-amalgamations go ahead

As I reported earlier this year, Queensland is progressing with a plan to de-amalgamate four former local council areas from the super-councils created in...

WA government releases new council map for Perth

The Western Australian government has recently unveiled its latest plans to drastically reduce the number of councils covering the Perth area. The latest model reduces...

Griffith by-election guide posted

I have now posted the Tally Room guide to the upcoming Griffith by-election. The Griffith by-election is expected early in 2014 to replace former...

Victorian state maps completed

Following on from the conclusion of the Victorian state redistribution in October, I have now completed the Victorian state map for Google Earth, covering...

Christchurch East by-election coming up

A by-election is coming up at the end of the month in the New Zealand electorate of Christchurch East. The seat has been safe Labour...