The 35-seat Tasmanian status quo
Tasmania's lower house will be expanding in size from 25 to 35 at the upcoming election.
Usually when we analyse election results, a key tool...
Unpicking Labor’s multi-party scare
Yesterday I was informed of a website from Tasmanian Labor that has been used in text messages to Tasmanian voters.
I don't normally comment on...
Podcast #114: Queensland council elections preview
Ben is joined by Alexis Pink from community radio station 4ZZZ and Andrew Messenger from the Guardian Australia to discuss the upcoming council elections...
The two Tasmanias
Tasmanian state elections often play out across a north-south divide, with the two southern electorates playing out differently than the northern remainder of the...
How optional preferential voting affects Brisbane City elections
In cases where members are elected to represent single-member wards, or divisions, Queensland councils use the optional preferential voting (OPV) electoral system to elect...
The decline of the two-party system in Brisbane
Brisbane City's single-member wards lend themselves to two-party competition, but in recent decades we've seen the rise of the Greens, first by just contesting...
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I've been thinking for a while of publishing a regular newsletter which would have a bit of a different style to my usual blog...
Dunkley by-election live
11:12 - Alright I think that's it for tonight.
I won't be putting up another blog post analysing these results, but I'm going to be...
Tasmanian ballot papers hit record size
Nominations were announced today for the Tasmanian state election, as well as the Dunstan by-election in South Australia.
I will get the full candidate lists...
Brisbane City and party appointments
I often compare the City of Brisbane to a small state parliament. With its single-member wards dominated by parties and its large size, it...