Tasmanian election night live
10:56 - All of the pre-poll booths that were due to be counted tonight have now reported. So I don't expect any more results...
Tasmanian election day
8:00 - Polls have just opened for election day for Tasmania's 2025 state election.
I won't be blogging during the day today, but I will...
Comings and goings in Tasmanian politics
Hare-Clark is basically unique amongst Australian electoral systems because there is a realistic possibility that a member of parliament will lose their seat to...
Podcast #153: Tasmania’s election landscape
Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to discuss the latest Tasmanian state polls and go through Tasmania's five electorates one...
Queensland’s state redistribution kicks off
This weekend's Tasmanian state election is likely to be the last major election in 2025, barely halfway through the year, but that means the...
How have countbacks performed in NSW?
I wrote a blog post last weekend about how the NSW government has been sneaking in a change to how council vacancies are filled...
How do votes turn into seats in Tasmania?
You need a quota to win a seat in a Tasmanian House of Assembly election. But in practice no-one polls exactly a quota. In...
Follow the Tally Room on Instagram
With a bit of a break in action after the federal election, I've decided to launch an Instagram account for the Tally Room. The...
NSW government bill would end council countbacks
There is a bill currently before the NSW Legislative Council which makes a number of changes to how local government elections work in New...
The ‘others’ primary vote in Tasmania
The trend of a falling major party vote isn't quite the same in Tasmania as it is on the mainland.
While the major parties maintained...