Federal election guide – now available to Patreon donors
I have just completed the first stage of the guide to the next federal election, and I'm now making it available as a reward...
Questions to be answered in NYC
New York City is currently undergoing their first experience of using ranked-choice voting, otherwise known as preferential voting, in a major election. It is...
WA federal redistribution finalised, in a sense
The Australian Electoral Commission has announced the final boundaries for Western Australia for the next federal election.
While they have announced what changes have been...
Upper Hunter by-election live
10:14 - It's looking a decent-sized swing to the Nationals on the two-candidate-preferred vote. The existing margin was 2.6%, but it's looking like the...
Tasmania 2021 – parties keep improving in the upper house
With the final results now in from the Tasmanian state election, I wanted to go back to a post I wrote in early April...
Launching the NSW council election guide
Voters in New South Wales will go to the polls on September 4 to elect their local councils for the next three years.
I have...
Tasmania 2021: the shift away from election day
We don't yet have final voting figures, but enough has been reported to be able to get a sense of how much of a...
Tasmania 2021: north and south diverge
I've been fascinated by how the two halves of Tasmania have moved apart at this election. The Liberal Party lost support overall, but managed...
Podcast #53: Tasmanian election results
Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham to discuss the results of Saturday's Tasmanian state election.
Check out Kevin's analysis of the late counting at his...
Tasmania 2021 – mapping the vote
As promised, I have put together a map showing the vote at each election-day booth in Tasmania for the three major parties. Thanks to...