Queensland submissions
Submissions closed last Friday for Queensland's federal redistribution, and they have now been published online. The interesting factors include:
A large number of submissions have...
Greens push for republic vote
The republican debate has been restarted this morning as a Senate inquiry has begun sitting to consider a Greens proposal for a plebiscite on...
Good riddance to bad newspapers
Listening to Radio New Zealand's Mediawatch podcast this morning, I heard this fascinating excerpt from ABC Radio National's Saturday Extra program three weeks ago,...
Specter switches parties
I haven't been covering the early movements in the lead-up to the 2010 U.S. mid-term elections on this blog. One of the key contests...
Wrapping up South Africa
The final votes have been tallied in South Africa, and the results are in. The national and provincial tallies have been published at the...
Icelandic left coming to power
After yesterday's election, Iceland appears on track for a continuing Social Democrat/Left-Green coalition government, with the figures reflecting recent polling figures:
Iceland’s left wing parties...
South Africa update
Since I last updated yesterday morning, most of the votes in South Africa have been counted, and the vote percentages have shifted significantly.
With about...
Mapping update
I've added a few more maps today. I've completed the Google Earth map for the new Tasmanian boundaries for the next federal and state...
The role of the internet in campaigning
Following Barack Obama's win in 2008, the dominant meme in election campaigning around the western world has been the importance of online campaigning and...
Early South African returns
Polls have closed now in South Africa. I'll be at work soon and won't be able to keep up with the vote-counting, but some...