NSW 2019 – final how-to-votes released
We received a flood of new information about the state election yesterday morning at 8am, when the NSW Electoral Commission published every piece of...
Federal 2019 – the race in South-East Queensland
19There are twenty seats in south-east Queensland, stretching from the Gold Coast in the south to the Sunshine Coast in the north.
South-East Queensland currently...
Senate count update – one state left in play
The Senate count has been progressing for a week now and I thought it was about time to give an update (my previous post...
Victoria 2018: informal voting trends
The Electoral Matters Committee (EMC) of the Victorian parliament is currently holding an inquiry into the conduct of the 2018 state election, and as...
Tasmanian upper house elections delayed
We've now got our first case of an Australian election delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Tasmania holds elections to its upper house on the...
Podcast #37 – Eden-Monaro results and state seat entitlements
Ben is joined by William Bowe, the Poll Bludger, to discuss the results of the Eden-Monaro by-election. We then digressed into a discussion of...
Launching the ACT 2020 election guide
Voting starts on Monday in the Australian Capital Territory election, with election day to be held on October 17.
Voters will be electing twenty-five members...
WA 2021 – upper house preferences released
Western Australia's upper house still uses the discredited group voting ticket system to distribute preferences, the same system last used for the Senate in...
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...
How enrolment trends are playing out in Sydney councils
Last week I put up a number of posts analysing enrolment data in the Greater Sydney region, with a focus on Camden and Blacktown....