Which seats have the highest rates of early voting?
This is a follow-up to Monday's blog post, which explored the trends away from election day voting at the federal level, and how those...
Podcast #72: Minor parties on the right
Ben is joined today by Ben Moffitt from the Australian Catholic University to talk about right-wing minor parties and their role in the federal...
The shift towards early voting
There has been a long term trend in Australian politics of voters shifting away from casting a ballot on election day, in favour of...
Guide for next Saturday’s Tasmanian upper house elections
Tasmania's upper house holds elections every year in May, with two or three out of the 15 electorates up for election each year, over...
Will larger ballot papers drive up informal voting?
This election will see a record number of candidates on the ballot paper for the House of Representatives, with 1203 candidates running, up from...
How much does the vote vary in each seat?
I was wondering recently about voting diversity within an electorate. I'm specifically talking about how much the vote varies from one booth to another...
What primary vote is too low for majority government?
I have seen a lot of commentary in the last week about the low polling position of both major parties, and whether that might...
Podcast #71: Records broken as nominations close
Ben is joined by Duncan McDonnell and Marija Taflaga to discuss the closing of nominations. We discuss numbers of women and Aboriginal candidates nominating...
Nominations close, 2022 edition
Nominations were declared for the federal election yesterday, and we now have the final official lists of candidates.
We've seen a record number of candidates...
Podcast #70: Rise of the independents
Ben is joined by Narelle Miragliotta and Stewart Jackson to discuss the rise of the Voices independents movement, and the Victorian seat of Casey.
This...