The Tally Room

The Greens tonight chose their candidate to run for the Bradfield by-election later this year. The Greens have chosen Susie Gemmell, who was the Greens candidate for Bradfield at the 2007 federal election and the overlapping state electorate of Ku-ring-gai at the 2003 and...

You might have noticed that I haven't been posting much on the blog over the last few weeks. One of the main reasons is that I have been working on a new project for the blog. I'm launching the first stage of that project...

The Swedish Pirate Party has risen to prominence in the last few months after they managed to break into the Swedish political mainstream, polling 7% at the June European Parliament election, which saw the party elect a Member of the European Parliament. The Pirate...

I've mostly missed coverage about the Japanese elections, which take place tomorrow, August 30. I don't have much information to add to my previous posts on Japan, except to note that recent polls maintain that the Democratic Party is on track to win government...

I've posted a guide to the Bradfield by-election on the blog, apart from the regular blog postings. I've included a breakdown of votes according to each part of the electorate, as well as booth maps for both the Liberals and the Greens. Obviously it...

Phillip Coorey at the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Brendan Nelson will resign from Parliament today, with reports of a press conference planned for 2pm. Nelson had previously announced that he would retire at the next election, and Liberal figures had begun manouevring...

There a whole bunch of interesting preselections currently taking place or concluding in various Greens state parties. Unfortunately I know a lot more than I'm able to say here, but I'll give you what I can. This list shows that the Greens are currently...

So I've started working on a project that I will reveal in a few weeks' time as part of this blog. One of the things I am doing is making booth maps of each federal electorate. I have made three so far, and on...

I plan on covering the German federal election, but I haven't had a chance to consider the state elections happening in Germany before that. Luckily Charles in Germany has posted this comment on the blog yesterday, and I'll post it here as a new...

The South Australian Greens are also in the middle of choosing their ticket for the Legislative Council for the March 2010 state election. The meet-the-candidates forums are currently taking place, and the ballot and endorsement of the ticket will take place in September. The four...