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...

Elections in Spain

Tomorrow will see the first major elections in Europe since the onset of the global economic crisis. Up to four million voters in Spain...

Pre-poll boom expected for NSW council elections

The NSW Electoral Commission has now released it's planned booths for both pre-poll and election day for the December 4 elections (check out "step...

Inner West deamalgamation results

EDIT: I have discovered an error in the official election results which appear to have transposed Tempe High with Summer Hill Community Centre. The...

SA election night live

10:41 - I'm going to end the live blog here but I'll pull together another post tomorrow and will have a results podcast on...

Which seats swing the most?

Last month I posted an analysis looking at how much seats have moved in terms of their two-party-preferred rank, relative to every other seat...

Winning candidate vote shares in Papua New Guinea

In Friday's blog post, I looked at the number of candidates running per seat in Papua New Guinea elections. Specifically how the number of...

Friends don’t let friends vote above the line in Victoria

If you're voting in the Victorian state election, you should vote below the line on your Legislative Council ballot paper. While the party how-to-votes...