Major party domination in WA
There has been a common story all over Australian politics of the major parties losing ground.
We now have the largest crossbench in both houses...
Podcast #140: Choosing an electoral system for a new democracy
Ben is joined by John Carey to discuss how you design an electoral system for a new democracy - what factors are most important...
What might a 14% swing look like in WA?
The scale of Labor's victory in 2021 makes it hard to know what seats are likely to be the most interesting seats at the...
Podcast #139: Where will WA swing?
Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson and Andre Brett to discuss which seats might fall when the Labor vote in the WA state election...
How will the regions be represented in the WA upper house?
The upcoming Western Australian state election will feature quite a change to WA elections, with the upper house being elected at large as a...
Podcast #138: WA gets a new upper house
Ben is joined by Martin Drum from the University of Notre Dame to discuss the new electoral system for the Western Australian Legislative Council...
New datasets available for late 2024 elections
Today I'm announcing some work that was mostly finished at the end of last year but was put on hold until the new year,...
Comparing the MRPs
British polling company YouGov published their first MRP report for the 2025 election cycle, becoming the second company to publish an MRP during this...
WA candidates announced
Nominations closed on Thursday for the WA state election. The nomination information was published late on Thursday and on Friday night I finished publishing...
Podcast #137: Setting the federal scene
Ben was joined by Shaun Ratcliff from Accent Research to discuss the state of play as the federal election year kicks off. They discuss...