The Tally Room

I have recently completed another update of my candidate list for the Victorian state election, and you should now see longer lists of candidates on my seat profiles. I thought I would knock together a blog post analysing the trends and trying to compare the...

With the Victorian state election coming up, and the first Tally Room live show, I thought I would have a go at making some merchandise for the Tally Room. This is the first time we've ever done this, and I'm not yet clear on how...

DemosAU has now published four MRP polls over the last year - the very large polls that involve projecting the result in every seat. DemosAU is one of two pollsters publishing regular MRPs, along with Redbridge. These MRPs are useful for giving us a...

In the second part of 'Just Vote 1', Ben looks at the history of optional preferential voting from the 1950s to the 1990s: the role of DLP preferences in keeping Labor out of power, and the Whitlam government's failed attempt to legislate for OPV...

In the first in a three-party election history series about Optional Preferential Voting called 'Just Vote 1', Ben explores the rise of preferential voting - how it happened, who supported and how political self-interest explains the change. In the next two episodes, Ben will explore...

The first Tally Room live podcast recording will be held on Tuesday December 1 in Melbourne, just days after the Victorian state election. Tickets are now on sale for the public. Spots are limited, so if you'd like to come along please grab your ticket...

I'm excited to announce I will be doing a live recording of the Tally Room podcast on the Tuesday after the Victorian state election, December 1, in Melbourne. The event will be held at the Punter's Club in Fitzroy at 7pm that Tuesday. With One Nation...

The Australian Electoral Commission has officially opened the first round of submissions for the federal redistribution of Queensland. The state will maintain thirty electorates, but the current boundaries, first used at the 2019 federal redistribution, are showing their age and are due for a...

A piece of legislation passed Victoria's upper house last night that seems set to abolish the last use of group voting tickets for public office in Australia. Legislation making changes to local government electoral law in Victoria was amended, apparently with the support of...

9:35 - I'm going to finish up this liveblog here. One Nation has gained this seat with an enormous swing, but there will be some interesting data to examine as far as the relatively weak rate of preferences flowing to One Nation. 9:10...