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...
NT redistribution commences
The AEC last week officially commenced a redistribution of the Northern Territory's two federal electorates.
I'll keep this blog post short and sweet. I won't...
Podcast #113: Let’s go back to Tasmania
Ben was joined by Stewart Jackson from the University of Sydney and Tasmanian political scientist Mike Lester to preview next month's Tasmanian state election.
We...
Tas 2024 – surge in independent numbers point to larger ballots
Nominations will close next Thursday for the Tasmanian state election, and we've seen a surge in candidate announcements in the last few days. I've...