Tasmania 2021 – election day open thread

8:00am - Polls have just opened in the Tasmanian state election, along with the Legislative Council elections for the divisions of Derwent and Windermere....

Podcast #52: Redistribution update

Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to talk about all of the recent redistributions. For further reading: Liveblog of Victorian...

Coming next – the NSW council elections

I am currently working on my next big election guide, and I'd like to let you know what's coming up, and ask for support...

Podcast #51: Tasmanian election preview

Ben is joined by Kate Crowley and Mike Lester to discuss the upcoming Tasmanian state election. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters...

Federal redistributions – map update

I have finally completed my maps of the draft electoral boundaries for Victoria and Western Australia for the next federal election, three weeks after...

Parties and the Tasmanian upper house

The Tasmanian Legislative Council is an oddity amongst elected bodies in Australia. It's the only state upper house elected by single-member electorates, and it...

Upper Hunter by-election guide posted

The guide to the 2021 Upper Hunter by-election has now been posted. The seat should be an interesting contest, with both Labor and the Shooters...

WA 2021 – broken upper house voting system elects Daylight Saving

We've now got results for the three non-metropolitan regions for the Western Australian Legislative Council, with the metropolitan regions due to be decided after...

Tasmanian upper house guides posted

This is a quick post to let you know that my profiles of the three Tasmanian upper house contests have now been added to...

Tasmanian election guide ready to go

I have now finished the first part of my Tasmanian election guide, with profiles posted for all five House of Assembly electorates. These guides feature...