Act now to expand the parliament
There's been a lot of talk about expanding the size of Australia's federal parliament in the last few years. Some of us have been...
Victorian election guide now live
We now have a quiet period following the federal election and the Tasmanian election, and I'm using it as an opportunity to complete my...
New additions in the Tally Room data repository
With a few elections finishing up, I have now made a number of additions to the Tally Room's data repository.
The repository is something I...
Kiama by-election incoming
With the resignation of Gareth Ward this morning, shortly before his expected expulsion from Parliament, a by-election will be needed to replace him in...
Tasmanians move further away from election day voting
There has been a clear trend in all Australian elections over the last twenty years of voters moving away from voting on election day,...
Mapping intra-party booth results at Tasmania 2025
Now that we have the final booth results for the Tasmanian state election, I've decided to add another chapter to a series of blog...
How bad was the informal vote in Tasmania?
Casting a formal vote in a Tasmanian lower house election isn't the easiest vote to cast, but in some ways it's easier than it...
The churn amongst Tasmania’s MPs
While the overall seat numbers in the Tasmanian House of Assembly have been very stable, that disguises more changes at the level of the...
Tasmanian preference count wraps up with some close contests
If you've been following my live blog, you would have seen that the preference count in the Tasmanian state election finished on Saturday, with...
Tasmania’s result – the most proportional possible
Tasmania's Hare-Clark system is proportional, but it's not purely proportional. Each division elects seven members, and results are not just about how many votes...