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...
WA 2013 – Seats to watch
There are a number of Legislative Assembly seats that are too close to call and deserve further attention. In addition, the race for the...
WA 2013 – Morning after summary
The Liberal Party have won a majority in their own right in the Legislative Assembly, gaining a number of seats, while the Nationals have...
WA 2013 – Calling it a night
It's not midnight yet in Western Australia, but it's after 2am in Sydney so I probably should call it a night.
On my count, the...
WA election live
Liberal - 29
Labor - 18
National - 6
Undecided seats - Belmont, Collie-Preston, Eyre, Kimberley, Midland, Warren-Blackwood
9:57pm - Looking back at the Legislative Council - the...
Intermission – NSW Senate results
Voters are going to the polls today in Western Australia today - and those of us not in WA are simply left waiting until...
WA 2013 – Liberals headed for majority
Two days out from the Western Australian state election, the Liberal/National alliance looks set to grow its numbers, and the Liberals are likely to...