Hinchinbrook by-election incoming
A state by-election will be held in the north Queensland seat of Hinchinbrook at some point near the end of this year or early...
Who would benefit from an expanded parliament?
Today's blog post is inspired by a strange opinion piece in the Nine papers yesterday by former federal Liberal Attorney-General George Brandis.
Brandis' piece (in...
Are the mapmakers playing it safe?
We rely on independent mapmakers to draw electoral boundaries at each redistribution. There is an extensive process of public consultation, and there are rules...
Shrinking Tasmanian councils is not the answer
The Tasmanian government has announced plans to "reform" Tasmanian local government by slashing the number of councillors across the state. The government has put...
Kiama by-election – results live
11:20 - I don't think we'll get any more voting data tonight. I've done a quick video summing up the results on Instagram. That's...
Podcast #155: Queensland’s state redistribution
Ben was joined by Matt Dennien from the Brisbane Times to discuss the Queensland state redistribution, specifically the first round of submissions. The conversation...
What do the Queensland redistribution submissions say?
The first round of public submissions for the Queensland state redistribution were published last week - about three weeks after they were submitted to...
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...