Voting patterns for left-wing minor parties in Victoria
One of the most fascinating aspects of the Victorian state election was the role of the small left-wing minor parties. The Greens used to...
Victoria 2022 – which parties did best in areas with high informal rates?
In the weeks after the Victorian election, I saw some analysis looking at the geographic patterns of support for some of the parties. One...
Victoria 2022 – informal vote drops despite bigger ballots
The informal rate reached a record high at the 2018 Victorian state election. With record-large ballot papers at the 2022 election, I had wondered...
Victoria 2022 – the early vote majority
The recent Victorian election was the first such election since the COVID-19 pandemic started, and it was yet another example of the trend towards...
New Victorian election datasets
Over the summer break I've added a bunch of new data to my data repository. Specifically I've added results from the 2006, 2010 and...
The non-classic contests in Victoria
One way of looking at the Victorian election is to examine which seats ended up being 'non-classic' contests - seats where the two-candidate-preferred count...
Podcast #85: Wrapping up Victoria 2022
For the final episode of 2022, Ben is joined by Narelle Miragliotta and Henry Schlechta to discuss the final results of the Victorian state...
Who might have won under other Victorian upper house models?
Prior to the election, I published my own estimates of who would have likely won seats in the Victorian Legislative Council if group voting...
Victorian lower house election the most disproportionate in 50 years
The Victorian lower house results showed a remarkable disconnect between voting trends and seat results. There was a clear swing against Labor - 5.8%...
Victoria 2022 – Labor gains a seat as lower house results finalised
I've been absent for the last week while moving house, but I wanted to come back with a brief post since the Legislative Assembly...