Maps update

I've updated the electoral maps for the US House of Representatives on my "maps" page. There remain four seats up for grabs. OH-15 and...

Victorian local government election

I know, I know, I haven't been keeping up with the blog since the NZ election. After an intense launch period, with elections in...

NZ: an evolving party system

New Zealand has experienced a huge amount of change in its party system over the last two decades. The resignation of Jim Anderton from...

New Zealand update

Sorry I've been a bit slow in posting over the last few days. I thought I'd kick off again with a summary of the...

This week in satire – November 10

Mostly responses to the election this week. I noticed after I'd made the list. I noticed when I made the list that a lot...

Liveblogging New Zealand

9:45pm - One more thing. Since the electorate seats seem to all have been determined, I've adjusted the colours of all general seats on...

New Zealand ’08: What to watch for on election night

Polls close in New Zealand at 7pm NZDT (5pm AEDT). I'm not sure how long the count will take, but I should be liveblogging...

Glenrothes shock as Labour holds on

A brief note that the Labour Party has held onto the Scottish seat of Glenrothes in yesterday's by-election. The seat was expected to fall...

Electoral maps

Via Crikey, Manhattan tech blogger Jason Kottke has posted a variety of different organisations' maps used to display results in the US presidential election....

US08: Summary of results part 2 – Congress

The Senate The Democrats have picked up at least six Senate seats: Virginia North Carolina New Hampshire Colorado New Mexico Oregon, which was only declared today after a close count. Three other...