NSW 2023 – 2PP preference flows by party under OPV

In yesterday's blog post, I looked at how many numbers voters tend to fill out on their ballot paper. Today I'm going to look...

Labor and the Greens in Ballina

Following on from my post on the Greens overtaking the ALP on the north shore of Sydney, I have just been working on the...

Voting system change boosts Labor and Greens in Brisbane City

I posted back in March about the Queensland government's proposed reforms to local government in that state. The reforms include a bunch of other...

Plunging Nationals

I've been thinking a lot about the future of the Nationals, and I thought I would play through some scenarios regarding their future. When considering...

Day 15: Candidates announced

The declaration of nominations took place at midday yesterday at local electoral offices all over Australia. It took most of the day before lists...

QLD 2015 – final counting update

It appears that there are very few remaining votes to be counted in key seats in the Queensland state election, and it appears likely...

Draft state electoral boundaries for Western Australia released

The draft electoral boundaries for the next Western Australian state election were released overnight. One regional electorate has been abolished, making room for one...

2009 election preview: Indonesia

Indonesia will go to the polls during 2009 for their second direct presidential election and to elect the new Indonesian Parliament. The legislative election...

Early voting update

The Australian Electoral Commission is publishing daily statistics on the number of postal vote applications (PVAs) received, and the number of votes cast at...

New Zealand election guide launched

After a few months of work, I've completed the Tally Room guide to the upcoming New Zealand general election. New Zealand will be electing a new...