ACT redistribution – submissions open
The redistribution of ACT Legislative Assembly boundaries for the 2020 election has now commenced, with submissions opening last Monday and open until Monday 4...
Podcast #17 – Independents and NSW election
Ben is joined by ABC election analyst Antony Green and the ANU's Jill Sheppard in the first episode of 2019 to discuss the New...
Two by-elections in South Australia
There will be two by-elections for the safe Labor seats of Cheltenham and Enfield on February 9.
I have prepared guides for both of these...
NSW election – final seat guide and candidate list
The state election in New South Wales is just over two months away, and my complete guide to the election is now published here.
The...
Oakeshott is back in Cowper
Former independent MP Rob Oakeshott announced yesterday that he will be running for the federal seat of Cowper at this year's election.
In this post...
Can McGowan hand over Indi?
It was reported yesterday that independent MP Cathy McGowan will retire from her seat of Indi at this year's federal election.
She will be hoping...
Victoria 2018 – minor party votes mapped
This is my last post for 2018, one final set of Victorian election maps. I'll be back in the new year with more coverage...
Victoria 2018 – mapping the below the line vote
There was a concerted effort before the recent Victorian state election from psephologists and other commentators to encourage voters to vote below-the-line.
I posted on...
Victoria 2018 – two-party-preferred, mapped
In today's edition, I'm updating a map I produced on request to include the two-party-preferred vote (and swing) in 87 out of 88 seats.
The...
Victoria 2018 – Greens vote, mapped
Today's maps focus on the performance of the Greens, who went backwards in terms of votes, yet managed to win a record number of...