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...
Balmain 2011 – the maps
The Tally Room has gone quiet for most of May. I have been working on other projects, including improving my maps and getting ready...
Wales 2011: results
The election to the Welsh Assembly produced a very different result to that for the Scottish Parliament.
Labour has been in power in Wales since...
Scotland 2011: results
The Scottish Parliament election produced a quite dramatic result, with the incumbent SNP minority government winning a comfortable majority, despite Scotland's proportional voting system.
Scotland's...
UK 2011: Scottish and Welsh results
4:32pm - I'm stopping the blog now, most of the remaining results will come in tonight, with the AV referendum results and Northern Irish...
Councils to be restored in the Illawarra
Voters in the UK are currently voting in a referendum on electoral reform, and the results should come in tomorrow morning. Closer to home,...
Canada 2011: results summary
The Conservatives will continue in government after yesterday's federal election, but the election produced a radically changed Parliament and political climate. The Conservatives gained...
Canada 2011: results
1:58pm - The CBC has called Saanich-Gulf Islands for Elizabeth May. 35 seats are yet to be called. I'm working on my map to...
Canada 2011: NDP surging into second place
Postscript: Canada's election laws ban all coverage and reporting of election results in districts where voting is still going on. This means that, between...