Victorian councils update – some campaigning allowed
The Victorian government today announced some rule changes from the end of this weekend which will allow some local government election campaigning which doesn't pose a risk of spreading disease.
These changes do make it easier for campaigns to get a message out, but I...
Unveiling the Queensland 2020 election guide
The Queensland state election will be held on October 31, and I have now completed my guide to this election.
This guide features profiles of all 93 electorates. Each profile includes the history of that seat, a description of its geography, and maps and tables...
NT 2020 – late counting update
Over a week after the Northern Territory election, there are still four seats where the count is extremely close. I thought I might run through these races quickly.
These four seats are Araluen, Barkly, Blain and Namatjira.
Labor has won thirteen seats (including Arnhem and Fong...
South Australian redistribution – draft map completed
It's taken me a bit longer than I originally planned, but I've now created a digital map file for the South Australian state redistribution, for the election due in March 2022. This is a draft - the final map is due towards the end...
Eden-Monaro preference flows released
The Australian Electoral Commission released the final data from the Eden-Monaro by-election earlier this week. This data breaks down the two-party-preferred preference flows between Labor and Liberal based on the primary vote of the voter. This data allows us to look at how voters...
NT 2020 – election day decline by the numbers
We expected election day to be a smaller factor in the Northern Territory election, and now we have the data to back it up.
Most, if not all, votes from election day have now been counted, along with most pre-poll votes. We are still waiting...