The non-classic dimension in NSW
There are 93 seats in the NSW Legislative Assembly. While a majority of these seats will be straight-out contests between Labor and the Coalition,...
Rise of the minor parties, NSW edition
I have previously written about the decline in the total vote for the major parties at federal elections and Victorian state elections, and there...
The starting point in NSW
As we commence the NSW state election campaign, there's a bit of confusion about how many seats we should credit to each party as...
NSW 2023 – rising preference flows deciding the upper house
When results are reported for the NSW upper house, generally there's an expectation that the primary votes mostly tell us who will win. That's...
Aston by-election on the way
Former Liberal minister Alan Tudge announced yesterday that he will be stepping down from parliament, thus triggering a by-election for his Melbourne-area seat of...
Local representation in the NSW upper house
The NSW upper house is elected to represent the whole state, proportionally. I have been wondering for a little while - in the absence...
First-past-the-post rears its ugly head in SA Voice
While there has been a lot of focus on the impending referendum to create the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice at the federal...
NSW 2023 – election guide unlocked
We're now seven weeks out from the NSW state election, and it seemed like a good time to take down the paywall for my...
NSW candidate update
I have just finished an update of my Legislative Assembly candidate list and I thought I'd pop it up here for everyone to take...
Coalition retirements in NSW reach new high
In the lead up to the state election, there have been quite a few prominent MPs have announced their retirement, including a number in...