Penrith by-election live

8:40 - The two largest swings in by-elections in NSW were 23% in Ryde and 21.8% in Cabramatta, both in 2008 after Morris Iemma's...

Follow #penrithdebate on Twitter

You can follow today's Twitter debate between NSW Premier Kristina Keneally, Leader of the Opposition Barry O'Farrell and Greens MP Lee Rhiannon right here...

More psephojunk from the Australian

The entirely forgotten former Labor senator John Black has published a very strange and stupid piece of electoral analysis in yesterday's Australian, basically arguing...

Dutch election this week

The Netherlands is going to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new Parliament after the sitting government recently fell after failing to reach...

Using Google Earth electoral maps on the iPhone

I've recently discovered that you can view Google Earth maps in the Google Earth app on the iPhone. The attached image was taken this...

Simply the best

We've seen today two very different elections on opposite sides of the world where new parties have emerged from nowhere to poll highly in...

Beware the leaked Labor polling

Ever since the ALP lost the 2002 Cunningham by-election to the Greens with a large protest vote, they have finessed the art of expectations...

The Tally Room on Facebook

Now that I have finished New South Wales and South Australia and reached 100 profiles, I am working on getting the remaining seats in...

Seat profile #97: Makin

Makin is a marginal seat in northeastern Adelaide. The seat was first created for the 1984 election, and in its short history has always...

Guide to the Penrith by-election

I have now posted my guide to the Penrith state by-election, to be held on June 19 following the resignation of Labor MP Karyn...