Guide to London posted

I have begun a guide to the UK election today by posting a guide to the race in London. Over the next few weeks...

Brown to call UK election

Reports in the British media today are suggesting that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will visit the Queen today to dissolve the Parliament and...

Tasmania 2010: the results are in

The final seat in the Tasmanian state election was decided this evening, with Greens candidate Paul O'Halloran winning the final seat in Braddon. This...

Tasmania 2010: Preference count

Preference counts for the five electorates in the Tasmanian state election are currently being undertaken by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission, and progressive counts are...

A tale of two systems

Last Saturday we saw state elections in Australia's two smallest states. Both states have been governed by the Labor Party for a number of...

Tasmania 2010: the morning after

Sky News last night reported a local exit poll in Tasmania which predicted nine seats for the ALP, nine seats for the Liberal Party...

South Australia and Tasmania election night liveblog

11:31pm - I'm signing off for the night. I'll come back tomorrow to post wrap-ups of the results in South Australia and Tasmania tomorrow....

Election day in South Australia and Tasmania

Voters go to the polls today in Australia's two smallest states. In both states long-standing Labor governments are set to take a hit, although...

Greens preselect in inner-Sydney seats

The Greens have now preselected candidates for the two seats in Sydney's inner city where the party has performed most strongly in the past....

South Australia 2010: predictions

Following yesterday's prediction of the results in Saturday's Tasmanian election, I have now put together a prediction of the result in South Australia. I...