NSW council election turnout, mapped
This is the last in my series of posts looking at various trends in NSW council elections.
I wrote recently about how poor turnout is...
The NSW councils where one seat changes things
The proportional voting system used for New South Wales councils doesn't tend to produce huge one-party majorities in most areas. It often results in...
Podcast #61: NSW local government final week
Ben is joined by Roberta Ryan, Professor of Local Government at the University of Newcastle, to discuss some broader trends in NSW local government...
Referendums at the NSW council elections
Voters at the upcoming council elections aren't just voting for their local councillors. In a number of councils voters are also voting on questions...
Podcast #60: Penrith council election
Ben is joined by Alena Higgins from the Western Weekender to discuss the City of Penrith, where Labor and Liberal have mostly worked together...
The impact of direct mayoral elections
Two weeks ago I published a blog post laying out which councils will be holding direct mayoral elections as part of the upcoming NSW...
Podcast #59: Ryde council election
Ben is joined by local Ryde resident Rose Torossian to discuss the Ryde council election, with a detour into discussion of the merits of...
A chance to fix WA’s broken council voting system
Western Australia's local councils are elected using the most backwards and least fair voting system in all of Australia, and the WA state government...
NSW councils – measuring the magnitude
One of the main things that determines the shape of an electoral system is the number of elected members elected for each constituency. It's...
Podcast #58: Wollongong and Shoalhaven
Ben is joined by Nick McLaren, lead news reporter for ABC Illawarra, to discuss the council elections for Wollongong and Shoalhaven, along with a...