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The Western Australian government has recently unveiled its latest plans to drastically reduce the number of councils covering the Perth area. The latest model reduces...

I have now posted the Tally Room guide to the upcoming Griffith by-election. The Griffith by-election is expected early in 2014 to replace former...

Following on from the conclusion of the Victorian state redistribution in October, I have now completed the Victorian state map for Google Earth, covering...

A by-election is coming up at the end of the month in the New Zealand electorate of Christchurch East. The seat has been safe Labour...

As a follow-up to Saturday's post I wanted to revisit the question of how much the WA Senate recount result was effected by the...

Update: The result today saw Scott Ludlam (GRN) and Wayne Dropulich (Sports Party) elected instead of the PUP and ALP candidates who had won...

Last night's result was very dramatic, and something most people weren't expecting. Miranda isn't exactly strong Labor territory, and the massive 22% swing in 2011...

Primary vote results Candidate Party Votes % Swing Murray Scott GRN 1,729 4.35 -4.42 Lisa Walters IND 825 2.08 +2.08 Barry Collier ALP 18,504 46.56 +24.31 George Capsis CDP 2,791 7.02 +3.49 Brett Thomas LIB 15,567 39.17 -21.55 John Brett IND 328 0.83 -3.90 Total formal votes 39,744 Two-party-preferred vote results Candidate Party Votes % Swing Brett Thomas LIB 16,565 44.79 -26.21 Barry Collier ALP 20,418 55.21 +26.21 Total votes in final count 36,983 Exhausted votes 2,761 Click through to read commentary...

In New Zealand, the Census is usually conducted once every five years. The last Census was due in 2011, but due to the Canterbury...

The ALP has just announced the result of the Labor leadership election - the first election that gave a say to members. Overall, Bill Shorten...