SA state redistribution – the starting numbers
South Australia's Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission is due to publish draft boundaries this Thursday, 15 August. The boundaries will be used at the 2026...
NSW council guide unlocked
We are now less than five weeks away from the NSW local government elections.
This year I have profiled the 27 most populous local councils...
NT 2024 – nominations close
Nominations have closed, and been announced, for this month's Northern Territory election. The main story is the reduction in the field of candidates, with...
Podcast #125: What happened to the British party system?
Ben is joined by Chris Terry-Enescu, British psephologist from the Ballot Box podcast, to discuss the implications of the recent UK general election for...
Guide to Victorian councils launched
Today I'm announcing a new project, one I haven't done before and was quite a bit of work.
I have prepared profiles of the 16...
Victorian parliamentary committee endorses upper house reform
The Victorian Electoral Matters Committee has today published their report into the last Victorian state election.
While the report covers a number of matters, the...
Podcast #124: Odds and evens in Spain and Australia
Ben is joined by Ferran Martinez i Coma from Griffith University to discuss his research on how election campaigning differs in Spain in districts...
What sort of redistribution objection can actually work?
Objections to the federal redistribution proposals for Western Australia and Victoria were published last week. Objections to the NSW proposal close this Friday.
The Victorian...
Podcast #123: A history of two-party-preferred
Ben is joined by Murray Goot to discuss the two-party-preferred vote: the history of the metric, how it is used today, how it influences...
NT election guide unlocked
Today is two months out from the Northern Territory election on August 24, so I thought it was about time to release the election...