Help back in proportional representation for QLD councils
The Queensland government has recently announced plans to introduce proportional representation to some council elections as part of a broad set of reforms. This...
NSW 2019 – join the conversation
One of the most fun parts of this website in the lead-up to an election is the comments on each seat guide. Every seat...
NSW 2019 – how about the Shooters?
One of the most interesting features of this election is the radically increased significance of the party now called the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers.
The...
ACT redistribution – submissions suggest the way
The ACT is currently redrawing its electoral boundaries for the local Legislative Assembly, and as previously discussed there are not a lot of options...
NSW 2019 – the race in south-east NSW
I've defined this area to cover parts of the state which don't neatly fit into any of the other categories. I've included the four...
NSW 2019 – help the State Library collect election materials
This morning's blog post focused on the how-to-votes being handed out on pre-poll. I've collected a bundle of how-to-votes, as well as some other...
NSW 2019 – early preference decisions
Today is the third of day of voting in the NSW state election, with pre-poll booths opening around the state.
I dropped in to the...
NSW 2019 – the race for the upper house
The NSW Legislative Council race is looking likely be one of the most complex and difficult to predict since the current system was first...
NSW 2019 – the race in inland NSW
This area covers ten electorates, stretching from two seats in the New England region down to Murray and Albury on the Victorian border.
It's quite...
Can you spare five dollars a month?
We're now just over two weeks out from the NSW state election, and probably ten weeks away from the federal election, and this website...