US 2012: Republican race gets close to voting

The race for the Republican presidential nomination for the 2012 presidential election has been underway for most of 2011, yet I've avoided the campaign...

New Zealand 2011: results wrap

It's much easier to summarise a New Zealand election than in a country like Australia, Canada or the UK where the election is dependent...

New Zealand: results

9:32 - National is now down to 61 seats, Labour on 33, Greens on 13, with others the same with NZF on 8, Maori...

New Zealand: what to watch on election night

New Zealand's Parliament includes 70 single-member electorates - a majority of seats in the Parliament. On the surface this would suggest that any analyst...

New Zealand election preview

New Zealanders are going to the polls this Saturday to hold their general election. The conservative National Party government will be seeking a second...

Introducing the guide to the Queensland election

A state election is due in Queensland in the first half of 2012. As part of the Tally Room coverage of this election I...

WA redistribution finalised

The final boundaries for the next WA state election were finally released on Monday. After a couple of days of work on it I...

More redistribution news

Following on from my post earlier in the week after I posted new electoral maps for Victoria and South Australia, there was more news...

New maps posted

The blog has been quiet for a while. Partly this has been due to me being very busy with other projects and with my...

Wollongong and Shellharbour results

11:50pm - So at the end of the night it seems most likely that the council will consist of an independent Lord Mayor, Gordon...