The Tally Room

Now that I have finished New South Wales and South Australia and reached 100 profiles, I am working on getting the remaining seats in Queensland posted soon. I have now also created a Facebook page for the blog which you may wish to join....

Makin is a marginal seat in northeastern Adelaide. The seat was first created for the 1984 election, and in its short history has always been won by the party that formed government. The seat was held by controversial Liberal MP Trish Draper for the...

I have now posted my guide to the Penrith state by-election, to be held on June 19 following the resignation of Labor MP Karyn Paluzzano. You should also check out the guide to the federal election, as I have now finished all seats in...

We've now got results in most seats in the UK general election. There are twenty-two seats that will not begin counting until later today, and there is one seat, Thirsk & Malton in North Yorkshire. Apart from those twenty-three seats, there are 14 seats...

Click through to read the liveblog of the election results. 7:30am - The Lib Dems have been hit hard in Cornwall. The Lib Dems won all five seats in Cornwall in 2005, and notionally held all six seats after the redistribution added an extra seat...

UK voters are now casting their votes in the 2010 general election. Over the last few days we have seen a clear trend in polls in the UK: the Conservatives are clearly in first place around 35%, with the Lib Dems and Labour in...

Voters in the United Kingdom go to the polls this Thursday, and the race remains one of the most fascinating in recent history. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has managed to largely hold on to the support he gained following the first debate, although commentators...

I have now finished my guide to the UK general election, including guides to the election in all nine regions of England and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Click here to read it all.

The UK held its first ever general election debate between party leaders on Thursday evening, and instant reaction polls showed a clear majority agreeing that Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, came out as the winner. Voting intention polls since Friday have indicated...

Profiles have now been posted for five of the nine regions of England. Profiles have been posted today for South West England, Eastern England and the East Midlands.