The Tally Room

I have previously made predictions of election results for a number of elections, including Queensland in 2009 and elections for the ACT, Canada and the United States in 2008. I thought it was about time to post predictions for this weekend's elections in Tasmania...

Another EMRS poll has been released over the weekend in Tasmania, which reinforces the trend seen in a February poll towards record levels of support for the Tasmanian Greens. While it appears that the full breakdown of results has not been published online (only appearing...

The Tasmanian campaign has kicked into gear today with a poll from pollsters EMRS showing a surge in support for the Tasmanian Greens. The poll has shown statewide results of 39% for the Liberal Party, 31% for the ALP and 27% for the Greens. EMRS...

I haven't really been covering the campaign for the Victorian state electorate of Altona before today's by-election. Altona is a safe Labor seat in the Western suburbs of Melbourne, sitting on Port Philip Bay. Altona is going to the polls to elect a successor to...

I have now posted a guide to the Tasmanian state election, which will be held on March 20, 2010. This includes profiles of Tasmania's five state electorates. Continue reading...

I have now posted a page on the blog profiling the upcoming South Australian election, which you can read here. I have also now posted a tutorial explaining some of the ways you can use the Google Earth maps posted on this blog to make...

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday announced plans to hold a referendum on changing the electoral system for the House of Commons to the "Alternative Vote" system, a preference voting system similar to that used in Australia. Electoral analysis has shown that preference voting would...

I've now finished seat profiles for 56 out of 150 House of Representatives seats. I've now finished profiles for all seats under a 4% margin as well as fifteen with higher margins. I'm continuing to work on them as quickly as possible but I...

Political events in Northern Ireland in recent days suggest that an election for the Legislative Assembly may loom in the next few months, while the election for Northern Ireland's 18 seats in the House of Commons may gain extra significance at the upcoming UK...

David Cameron, the leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom, is planning to immediately cut the number of seats in the House of Commons following an election victory this year, according to reports. Cameron's plan involves immediately introducing legislation following an election which would...