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It's taken some time, but I have now finalised my map of the New South Wales draft electoral boundaries for the 2023 and 2027 state elections. The boundaries were released in early November and I blogged about them at the time, but it's taken me...

New Zealand voters cast two votes, but (unlike in Australian federal elections) they are cast on a single piece of paper. This means it is possible to determine exactly how many voters who voted for each party on the list voted for a particular...

The New South Wales state redistribution took another step forward today, when the draft boundaries were released. The maps and report can be found here. It will be some time before I finish my own boundaries file, which I will then use to calculate my...

It's now been over three weeks since the ACT election, and I have pulled together the statistics on how the Covid-19 pandemic affected how people choose to vote. There was a massive surge in pre-poll voting, necessitating a collapse in the election day vote. There...

The results of the New Zealand election were finalised yesterday, with the reporting of the special votes. The final result saw the National Party lose two seats, with Labour gaining a 65th seat, and the Māori Party gaining a second seat. But today I'm more interested...

Ben is joined by 4ZZZ's Alexis Pink for a quick podcast to talk about last night's Queensland election results. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon. If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support. You can subscribe to this...

There hasn't been a great deal of time to dive into the results, but I've grabbed the seat-level votes and swings as of this morning. I've put together a couple of maps showing the primary vote swings for the Greens and One Nation, and the...