Guide to the Tasmanian election posted

I have now posted a guide to the Tasmanian state election, which will be held on March 20, 2010. This includes profiles of Tasmania's...

Turnbull replacing Abbott – why is this happening?

With Malcolm Turnbull replacing Tony Abbott as Liberal leader and Prime Minister, we have now had three parliamentary terms in a row where the...

Tasmanian council results

Local government election results have now been posted on the website of the Tasmanian Electoral Commission, showing primary vote figures from election night. I...

Victorian nominations – Liberals sit out inner city?

Nominations will close tomorrow for registered political parties running in the Victorian state election, with independents having until Friday to nominate. The Liberal Party today...

Vic 2018 – group voting tickets triumph over voters

The button was pushed this afternoon in the eight Victorian Legislative Council contests, producing provisional results (subject to any possible challenges where the race...

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...

Nominations update

Nominations for the federal election will close tomorrow, with those nominations being announced on Wednesday, when the ballot draws will be conducted. We should...

The great divide in Macquarie and the big swing in Lindsay

I'm writing this post on Tuesday evening. Earlier today Labor MP Susan Templeman narrowly pulled ahead in the seat of Macquarie by just 27...

Below-the-line rates go up in 2019

This is the latest in my occasional series looking back at the final results of the 2019 federal election. The 2019 federal election was the...

Brisbane City 2020 – candidate update

I published my Brisbane City Council election guide at the end of 2019 and have been focused on other work since then, but I've...