Super Saturday open thread
Polls have now opened in three of the five Super Saturday by-elections, and polls will open in Western Australia in just over an hour.
Feel...
QLD redistribution – the numbers
Queensland is about to dive into a redistribution of state electorates, to update the existing electoral map which was created in the lead up...
The latest seat guides
I've been keeping up a regular schedule of seats for the three election guides which are gradually being posted now.
For the federal election, all...
A very different close election
I haven’t been following the polls individually as they come out, and I don’t plan to do so for most of the upcoming campaign....
Stafford nominations close
Nominations were announced yesterday for the by-election in the Queensland state seat of Stafford.
Only four candidates nominated, representing Labor, Liberal National, Greens and Family...
NSW wrap-up – the non-classic Sydney races
In today's blog post I'm going through the races that could prove to be interesting in Sydney but aren't a Labor vs Liberal race.
There's...
New Zealand election preview
New Zealanders are going to the polls this Saturday to hold their general election. The conservative National Party government will be seeking a second...
BCC – postal voting down, but pre-poll voting holds its own
Now that we have the final results for the Brisbane City Council election, we can assess how people chose to cast their votes, and...
Guest post at FairVote Blog
I've been taking a break post-EU but will be back to usual transmissions soon, with a final concluding post on the EU and a...
Money money money
The issue of political donations and electoral funding has come to the fore again this week, with Queensland Premier Anna Bligh calling for a...