The great NSW iVote crash

The NSW Electoral Commission is currently in court seeking to have three council elections thrown out - not because of any failures on the...

NSW by-elections – how similar were postals, pre-polls and election day?

Saturday saw the first counting of postal votes, a week on from the four by-elections in New South Wales. The postal vote data in...

Podcast #64: NSW by-elections wrap-up

Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to discuss Saturday's by-elections in New South Wales, with a particular focus on how...

NSW by-elections – what comes next?

Last night's counting for the four New South Wales state by-elections probably set some records for the smallest proportion of the total vote to...

NSW by-elections live

11:56pm - I'm going to finish up here. I was hoping to get some more pre-poll figures from Bega but I expect that could...

NSW by-elections – postal votes surge

There is one unique feature of tomorrow's by-elections in four NSW state electorates: postal ballots have been sent to every registered voter. Standard practice...

Podcast #63: NSW by-elections preview

Ben was joined by Stewart Jackson to discuss this weekend's by-elections in the NSW state electorates of Bega, Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby. This podcast is...

Nominations close for NSW by-elections

Nominations were declared yesterday morning for the four state by-elections to be held in NSW on February 12. I've now posted the candidate lists on...

Victoria 2022 election guide now live

I have recently completed my latest election guide, covering the 2022 state election in Victoria, which is due for 26 November. The guide features profiles...

Countbacks arrive in New South Wales

A new feature of the NSW local government electoral system is being introduced right now across many NSW councils, finally implementing a legislative change...