Labour and SNP go head to head in Glasgow North East
Result: Labour has held on against the SNP with 59.4% of the vote. The SNP polled 20%, while the Conservatives polled 5.2%. The BNP...
Canadian Tories inch closer to majority in by-election
A guest post by regular commenter Nick C.
Earlier this week by-elections took place to fill four vacant seats in the Canadian House of Commons....
The new-look Tally Room
Welcome to the newly redesigned Tally Room blog. I have changed to a new theme which mainly redesigns the front page. The top of...
Andrew Bartlett runs for Greens in Brisbane
The Greens have today announced that former Democrats leader Andrew Bartlett will run for the party in the federal seat of Brisbane at the...
Macarthur guide posted
I have now posted a guide to the federal election in the seat of Macarthur. Macarthur is now Labor's most marginal seat, one where...
Maine same-sex marriage vote down to the wire
US election results today have seen Republicans win Democratic governorships in New Jersey and Virginia, and independent Mike Bloomberg reelected as Mayor of New...
Macarthur musical chairs
Just days after the Liberal Party actually conducted a local preselection to choose their candidate for Macarthur, the ALP has delved into the unedifying...
US off-year elections
Today is election day in the US, which tends to be a minor affair in odd-numbered years. This year, there are a number of...
Election guide update
Three more seat profiles have now been completed for the three most marginal Liberal seats:
Bowman
McEwen
Paterson
I have also included a little box in the top...
Pat Farmer rolled by Matheson in Macarthur
Former Mayor of Campbelltown Russell Matheson has defeated sitting Liberal MP Pat Farmer in preselection for the seat of Macarthur. Farmer has become the...