The Tally Room

Update: The result today saw Scott Ludlam (GRN) and Wayne Dropulich (Sports Party) elected instead of the PUP and ALP candidates who had won in the first count. The margin at the key point is 12 votes, a net turn-around of 26 votes. The...

Last night's result was very dramatic, and something most people weren't expecting. Miranda isn't exactly strong Labor territory, and the massive 22% swing in 2011 seemed to indicate a reversion to form for an area that's mostly contained in the federal seat of Cook, a...

Primary vote results Candidate Party Votes % Swing Murray Scott GRN 1,729 4.35 -4.42 Lisa Walters IND 825 2.08 +2.08 Barry Collier ALP 18,504 46.56 +24.31 George Capsis CDP 2,791 7.02 +3.49 Brett Thomas LIB 15,567 39.17 -21.55 John Brett IND 328 0.83 -3.90 Total formal votes 39,744 Two-party-preferred vote results Candidate Party Votes % Swing Brett Thomas LIB 16,565 44.79 -26.21 Barry Collier ALP 20,418 55.21 +26.21 Total votes in final count 36,983 Exhausted votes 2,761 Click through to read commentary and view booth maps. 9:34pm - At this point, we have primary votes from all election-day booths, as well as prepoll...

In New Zealand, the Census is usually conducted once every five years. The last Census was due in 2011, but due to the Canterbury earthquakes they were postponed until early 2013. Following the Census, the country has undergone the Māori Electoral Option, where Māori voters were given...

The ALP has just announced the result of the Labor leadership election - the first election that gave a say to members. Overall, Bill Shorten won a large majority amongst MPs, while Anthony Albanese won a large majority amongst members. Shorten's majority in the caucus...

As part of my project to cover the 2014 New Zealand general election in more depth, I've just completed a Google Earth map of New Zealand's Territorial Authorities, or local councils. New Zealand's local council elections are currently being held by postal ballot, and will...

I'm a graduate of the University of Sydney, and today ballots were sent out to all graduates of the university to vote in the quadrennial election of five Graduate Fellows to sit on the Senate. The University Senate is the governing body, and also includes...

A by-election will be held in the NSW state seat of Miranda on 19 October. Miranda covers parts of the Sutherland Shire in southern Sydney. The seat has traditionally voted Liberal but Barry Collier held the seat for Labor from 1999 to 2011. In 2011, Collier...

Moving on from the Australian federal election, I have gone through my New Zealand election map and clarified the boundaries to ensure they are as accurate as possible. While doing this, I have produced time-series maps for the general electorates and the Māori electorates. Each file...

I've finally finished my post-election maps for Germany, for those who may be interested. I have updated the maps for the 2013 election on the Maps page to reflect the 'first vote' results in each constituency. I have also added a map for the 2005...