Help back in proportional representation for QLD councils
The Queensland government has recently announced plans to introduce proportional representation to some council elections as part of a broad set of reforms. This proposal is a significant improvement to the local electoral system, but is facing a fierce backlash from self-interested groups, in...
NSW 2019 – how about the Shooters?
One of the most interesting features of this election is the radically increased significance of the party now called the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers.
The Shooters Party was founded in 1992 by John Tingle, who won a seat in the NSW upper house in 1995....
ACT redistribution – submissions suggest the way
The ACT is currently redrawing its electoral boundaries for the local Legislative Assembly, and as previously discussed there are not a lot of options for how the boundaries can be drawn.
The first round of submissions have now closed, with ten individuals and five organisations...
NSW 2019 – the race in south-east NSW
I've defined this area to cover parts of the state which don't neatly fit into any of the other categories. I've included the four seats in the Illawarra area, plus Bega, South Coast, Goulburn and Monaro.
I've identified four out of the eight seats in...
NSW 2019 – early preference decisions
Today is the third of day of voting in the NSW state election, with pre-poll booths opening around the state.
I dropped in to the biggest pre-poll booth at Sydney Town Hall on Monday morning to collect all of the how-to-votes that were available, and...
NSW 2019 – the race in inland NSW
This area covers ten electorates, stretching from two seats in the New England region down to Murray and Albury on the Victorian border.
It's quite possibly the most interesting region in the election. On a two-party-preferred basis, not a single one of these seats is...