New Zealand election preview
New Zealanders are going to the polls this Saturday to hold their general election. The conservative National Party government will be seeking a second...
Introducing the guide to the Queensland election
A state election is due in Queensland in the first half of 2012. As part of the Tally Room coverage of this election I...
WA redistribution finalised
The final boundaries for the next WA state election were finally released on Monday. After a couple of days of work on it I...
More redistribution news
Following on from my post earlier in the week after I posted new electoral maps for Victoria and South Australia, there was more news...
New maps posted
The blog has been quiet for a while. Partly this has been due to me being very busy with other projects and with my...
Wollongong and Shellharbour results
11:50pm - So at the end of the night it seems most likely that the council will consist of an independent Lord Mayor, Gordon...
Wollongong Council restored to elections
Voters are going to the polls in the two NSW cities of Wollongong and Shellharbour to elect their local councils for the first time...
ACT redistribution proposes radical change
Today Elections ACT announced new electoral boundaries that radically change the electoral boundaries used since 1995, and making very difficult or impossible for the...
Alice Springs Council: bad electoral systems at work
A friend recently referred me to an academic paper (PDF) produced by Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at the Australian National University. The...
Bob Katter launches new political party
Yesterday's political news was dominated by the announcement by federal independent MP Bob Katter's announcement that he will be forming a new political party...