QLD 2012 – Final predictions
As is tradition on this blog, I've put together my prediction of the results. I never put much stock in these - it's always...
Can the City of Sydney survive?
Last Wednesday, the ALP's sole City of Sydney councillor, Meredith Burgmann, announced a plan for the party to use an open primary to choose...
Seeking information about NSW wards
I've been putting work recently into producing new ward maps for the three east coast states that will have local government elections in 2012.
The...
Queensland election: March 24
Today Anna Bligh announced that the next Queensland state election will be held on March 24 2012.
This is an unusually early announcement of the...
Iowa 2012: Does it really mean anything?
The US presidential primary system is a strange beast - the race opens with elections in a number of small states, a small proportion...
Queensland election guide finished
Just in time for the end of the year, the Tally Room guide to the Queensland state election is now finished.
Profiles have been written...
US 2012: the early primaries
US presidential primaries are unlike any other election in the world. You have a massive expensive race involving a large number of candidates, where...
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...