Stretton by-election guide

There is a by-election coming up this Saturday in the Queensland state seat of Stretton, following the death of Labor MP Duncan Pegg in...

Private elections leave Fairfield high and dry

The Covid-19 outbreak centred on Fairfield in south-western Sydney has shone a new light on a weak point in the NSW local government electoral...

NSW local council elections – campaigning in lockdown

So the NSW local government election is scheduled to be held on September 4, which is less than seven weeks away. Greater Sydney is still...

Federal election open thread

There's been a lot of comments on various electorate profiles about the federal election that have been a bit more general than about a...

Federal election guide – more free seats

I have posted another two seat guides for the federal election as freebies for everyone to read: Boothby and Gilmore. With so many people...

Victorian state redistribution – summary of changes

The draft electoral boundaries for Victoria's next state election were released on Wednesday. Significant population growth on the outer fringe of Melbourne has seen...

Victorian federal redistribution finalised

The Australian Electoral Commission yesterday announced the final boundaries for Victoria for the next federal election. I don't have any detailed or complete analysis because...

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...