Lyndhurst by-election guide posted
A by-election will be held in the safe Labor seat of Lyndhurst on 27 April. The seat should be easily retained by Labor, and...
WA 2013 – another counting update
The WA Electoral Commission "pushed the button" today for five of the six Legislative Council regions.
The Greens were elected in South Metro and Mining...
NSW redistribution: round one
Last week, the first round of suggestions for the NSW state electoral redistribution were released.
From here, there will be a chance to lodge a...
WA 2013 – counting update
Since I last posted, the race has been decided in the Kimberley and in Belmont.
Liberal candidate Glenys Godfrey leads in Belmont by 308 votes,...
Queensland councils set to de-amalgamate
On Saturday, while most attention was focused on Western Australia, voters in four regional Queensland areas voted to overturn controversial council amalgamations forced through...
WA 2013 – the broken upper house
Since 'One Vote One Value' legislation passed shortly after the 2005 election, all lower house electorates have been drawn to have roughly the same...
WA 2013 – Key seats update
I plan on updating this blog post as counting proceeds in key seats over the next few days.
Belmont - Liberal by 245 votes
Reversal of...
WA 2013 – The Greens and the right-wing minor parties
In my last post, I detailed the ongoing contests for the Legislative Council. In short, the Greens are competing for the last seat in...
WA 2013 – Seats to watch
There are a number of Legislative Assembly seats that are too close to call and deserve further attention. In addition, the race for the...
WA 2013 – Morning after summary
The Liberal Party have won a majority in their own right in the Legislative Assembly, gaining a number of seats, while the Nationals have...