Victoria 2022 – one more candidate update
I last updated my Victorian state election candidate list at the start of October, so it seemed about time for another update, about two...
Podcast #80: Papua New Guinea revisited
Ben is joined by Michael Kabuni to wrap up this year's Papua New Guinea election. We talk about levels of violence and election disruption,...
South Australia’s tiny wards
South Australian voters are currently going to the polls to elect their local councillors for the next four years. Voting takes place by mail,...
Podcast #79: Tasmanian council elections preview
Ben is joined by Tasmanian psephologist Kevin Bonham to discuss the upcoming Tasmanian council elections - the electoral systems, the emergence of local tickets,...
NSW Labor preselection ballot reveals unusual electoral system
The NSW Labor conference was held over the weekend, and as part of the conference there was a ballot to choose the ticket for...
Ryde council by-election a failure of policy
There's a by-election taking place today in the West ward of Ryde council in the northern suburbs of Sydney. The by-election was triggered by...
First Greens MP retirement in single-member seat announced
Earlier today it was announced that Greens MP Jamie Parker is retiring from his seat of Balmain at next March's state election.
This is an...
Historical trends added to state election guides
I've recently finished adding a new feature to my seat guides for the Victorian and New South Wales state elections and I wanted to...
Where the independents are running
In yesterday's blog post I analysed the statistics from my latest Victorian election candidate update, but I wanted to pull out one thing to...
Victoria 2022 – candidate update
I've recently completed an update of my candidate list for the Victorian state election, and I'm now publishing the list for the first time....