Victorian redistribution: round one
The four parties represented in the Victorian parliament have all put in submissions for the redistribution leading up the 2014 election.
These boundaries were last...
The built-in coup
As yesterday’s abortive coup played out, Nick Bryant from the BBC penned a fascinating piece laying out the differences in political cultures between Australia...
Lyndhurst by-election guide posted
A by-election will be held in the safe Labor seat of Lyndhurst on 27 April. The seat should be easily retained by Labor, and...
WA 2013 – another counting update
The WA Electoral Commission "pushed the button" today for five of the six Legislative Council regions.
The Greens were elected in South Metro and Mining...
NSW redistribution: round one
Last week, the first round of suggestions for the NSW state electoral redistribution were released.
From here, there will be a chance to lodge a...
WA 2013 – counting update
Since I last posted, the race has been decided in the Kimberley and in Belmont.
Liberal candidate Glenys Godfrey leads in Belmont by 308 votes,...
Queensland councils set to de-amalgamate
On Saturday, while most attention was focused on Western Australia, voters in four regional Queensland areas voted to overturn controversial council amalgamations forced through...
WA 2013 – the broken upper house
Since 'One Vote One Value' legislation passed shortly after the 2005 election, all lower house electorates have been drawn to have roughly the same...
WA 2013 – Key seats update
I plan on updating this blog post as counting proceeds in key seats over the next few days.
Belmont - Liberal by 245 votes
Reversal of...
WA 2013 – The Greens and the right-wing minor parties
In my last post, I detailed the ongoing contests for the Legislative Council. In short, the Greens are competing for the last seat in...