Pembroke by-election

There will be a by-election in the Tasmanian Legislative Council electorate of Pembroke on August 1. Pembroke covers the eastern shore of the Derwent...

Norwich North by-election

There's two interesting by-elections taking place in coming weeks, one in the UK in the House of Commons seat of Norwich North on 23...

Greens pick Adam Bandt for Melbourne

In an unsurprising move, the Greens have chosen Adam Bandt as the candidate for the federal seat of Melbourne. Bandt is the Convenor of...

Japanese election called

Japan's Prime Minister, Taro Aso, has called an election which will likely bring the ruling Liberal Democratic Party government down. Yesterday's local elections in...

Has anyone got a job?

I know this is an unusual post, but I thought I need to give it a shot. I'm currently looking for work at the...

Mumble enters the WordPress age

Psephologist Peter Brent of Mumble has completely revamped his website, replacing the basic rolling thread of commentary with a new Wordpress blog. It's always...

Yet another map: South Australia 2006

I've added one more map tonight to my Google Earth maps collection. I have put together the map for the 2006 South Australian state...

Latest version of UK map

I have still been working on my map for the next United Kingdom general election in 2010. I have now finished six of the...

Indonesians elect a president

Indonesia is at the polls today to elect their president in the second direct election of their president. In 2004, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)...

Redrawing council borders in Sydney

I've been thinking recently about the Local Government Areas in Sydney. With the exception of the City of Sydney, which has grown and contracted...