NSW Legislative Council primary vote complete
The NSW Electoral Commission has now finished counting votes for the Legislative Council count. That means we now have the final primary vote figures,...
Result map – Fairfield, Cabramatta and Liverpool
This is the final chapter in my series of booth results posts. As requested, I'm looking at the only three Labor seats were the...
Tasmanian upper house guide now up!
While we haven't quite finished with the 2023 NSW election, I'm now moving on to the next election on the calendar.
Tasmania's upper house has...
Result map – Central Coast
Today I'm looking at the four seats of the Central Coast, with particular interest in Terrigal - the only Liberal seat on the Coast,...
NSW Legislative Council count update
While the counting for the lower house is finished (barring a recount in Ryde), counting continues for the NSW Legislative Council, due to conclude...
Results map – Penrith and north-western Sydney
Today's post covers two maps: one of Penrith, and another of a cluster of seats in north-western Sydney.
There are some interesting swing trends on...
Results map – northern Sydney independent challenges
Today's map covers five contiguous seats in northern Sydney which ended up as contests between the Liberal Party and independents. Only one of those...
Podcast #92: How did we get to the Voice?
Ben is joined by Eddie Synot to discuss the proposal for a Voice to Parliament - where it came from, the history of constitutional...
Results maps – Balmain, Kiama and Wollondilly
Today's blog post brings together three unusual non-classic races in different areas: the Greens seat of Balmain, ex-Liberal Gareth Ward's seat of Kiama, and...
The case against directly-elected mayors
My local council, the City of Parramatta, is currently undergoing a consultation to seek views about whether the council should switch to directly electing...