Tasmanian election called, likely for March 23
It has been looking more and more likely that Tasmania would be going to an election in recent weeks, with the premier, Jeremy Rockliff, demanding new assurances from two ex-Liberal independents and threatening to go to an election if those demands weren't met.
Those two...
Podcast #111: Indonesia goes to the polls
Ben is joined by Erin Cook from Dari Mulut ke Mulut to discuss next week's national election in Indonesia. We discuss the three candidates, the role of the outgoing president Jokowi in the race, the electoral system and the role of parties in Indonesia's...
Western Australian election guide launched
To complete my set of election guides for 2024 and 2025, I've just finished my guide to the 2025 Western Australian state election.
The guide features profiles of all 59 lower house races and the new first ever statewide upper house election.
The 2021 Western Australian...
WA redistribution numbers also change
Earlier today I posted about the change in Victoria's redistribution numbers, with the ABS acknowledging an error and changing the projected enrolment data. I won't repeat all the background, you can go read about it there.
The same issue has arisen in WA, although it...
New numbers change Victorian federal redistribution equation
Federal redistributions in Australia rely on two sets of numbers - the actual enrolment numbers at the time that the process commences, and an estimate of how many voters will be enrolled at a future point, about three and a half years after the...
Yet another by-election – Dunstan in SA
A fourth by-election is now due to be held in the first half of 2024 - this time for the South Australian state seat of Dunstan.
Dunstan has been held since 2010 by former Liberal premier Steven Marshall (named Norwood for his first term).
This area...
Cook by-election incoming
News has broken today that former Liberal prime minister Scott Morrison will be retiring from politics at the end of February, thus triggering a by-election for his seat of Cook.
There is a federal by-election for the seat of Dunkley due at the start of...
Tasmanian Legislative Council – guide launched
Tasmania holds a unique election every year. The fifteen members of the Legislative Council serve a six-year term, with each member representing a single-member electorate. Two or three seats are up for election each year in May.
This year, the seats of Hobart and Prosser...
NSW council elections – guides launched
Voters in New South Wales go to the polls this September to elect new councillors. The size of these councils vary, with some council areas covering populations in the low thousands, while a number of the largest councils have over 300,000 residents.
I've now published...
NT 2024 – guide launched
Northern Territory voters will go to the polls in August this year to elect a new Legislative Assembly. Labor has held power for two terms, since 2016. The party has changed leaders twice during the last term, with Natasha Fyles stepping down in December...