SA redistribution – the starting statistics

South Australia is currently undergoing a redistribution of its state electoral boundaries. The redistribution kicked off late last year, with the first round of...

NSW redistribution stats released

The next redistribution for NSW state electorates has just kicked off, with boundaries due to be redrawn for the 2023 state election. The first stage...

How the AEC is adapting Eden-Monaro for Covid

The AEC has published its plan for how it will adapt the Eden-Monaro by-election to account for the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the stuff will...

Eden-Monaro by-election set for July 4

The federal by-election for the seat of Eden-Monaro has been set for July 4, just one day after the Liberal Party announced their candidate. The...

What I’ve been reading: PR in NYC

I've been working behind the scenes on my guide to the Queensland election, but I've also been taking the opportunity of this quiet election...

Kelly resignation opens up by-election in Eden-Monaro

The triggering of a federal by-election yesterday for the seat of Eden-Monaro will be a test for the major parties, but also will likely...

All quiet, but a lot going on

I have been planning to post for a few weeks about the plans for this website going forward following the conclusion of the Queensland...

Podcast #35: Queensland local elections wrap-up

Ben is joined by Alexis Pink to wrap up the results of the Brisbane City Council election and the Queensland state by-elections, including how...

Brisbane 2020 – election-day turnout crashes

The election results from Brisbane have been pretty messy so I haven't tried to stay on top of all of it. At the moment...

Queensland election – state of play one day later

I was planning a deeper analysis looking at the proportion of votes which have reported, and what it tells us about how low the...