NSW 2019 – rising minor parties of the left

When I was analysing the list of candidates running in the state election yesterday, I was a bit surprised by which minor parties were...

NSW 2019 – nominations close

Nominations closed yesterday for the 2019 NSW state election, with an increase in lower house candidates but a decrease in upper house candidates compared...

NSW 2019 – pre-poll and iVote changing the way we vote

At the upcoming NSW state election, we should expect more people than ever before to cast their votes early, while others will use online...

Podcast #19 – The Greens and the changing NSW party system

Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson and Geoff Robinson to discuss the NSW state election, specifically the Greens, the moving apart of the NSW...

NSW 2019 – the race on the North Coast

There are eight seats covering the north coast of New South Wales, stretching from Myall Lakes to Tweed. Seven of these seats are held by...

NSW 2019 – not the same old contests

NSW state politics appears to be shifting away from a conventional Labor-Coalition contest, with different kinds of contests dominating in different regions. While there has...

NSW 2019 – the race in Western Sydney

Over the next few weeks I will be running regular blog posts analysing various parts of the NSW state election. This will include summaries...

New dataset – NSW 2011

I've added a new dataset to my data repository, as an exclusive for website donors, with the results of the 2011 NSW state election. This...

Podcast #18 – Rural seats and election funding in NSW

Ben was joined by Macquarie University's Ben Spies-Butcher and the Guardian's Gabrielle Chan to discuss the rural contest in the NSW state election and...

Candidate list update – NSW and federal

We're now less than five weeks away from the NSW state election, and I have just finished updating the candidate lists for my NSW...