Mapping Warringah

The federal election generally went well for the government, but they suffered a big defeat in the northern Sydney seat of Warringah, where former...

One Nation’s big vote in the Hunter

One of the big surprises in the recent federal election was the performance of One Nation in the NSW electorate of Hunter. This seat...

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...

Federal 2019 – update on the close races

It's now a week since the election and there are only a handful of seats that are still in play. In this post I'll...

Less marginal seats: the new shape of the electoral battleground

Last Saturday's election was not a landslide: far from it. While it appears the Liberal/National coalition has gained a small swing nationally, there are...

Trends in minor party voting in the Senate

On Sunday I published a post focusing on the chances for each party in the Senate. Unsurprisingly we are expecting a shrinking of the...

Big map of the day – swings by booth

For today's post I've put together a detailed map showing the two-candidate-preferred (2CP) vote in every booth across the country. The map can be toggled...

Podcast #27 – Federal election results

Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham for a quick podcast reacting to the results of the federal election. Please consider supporting this podcast by signing...

Turning our eyes to the Senate

We largely overlooked the Senate count last night, in part due to the late hour at which votes started to arrive. But we now...

The state of play this morning

As my first post today I thought I would summarise the state of play in the House of Representatives. As of last night I had...