Podcast #66: SA election final week
Ben is joined by Haydon Manning and Matt Clemow to discuss the key seats in play at this weekend's South Australian state election.
Check out the Tally Room guide to the South Australian election, now free for all to access.
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The journey of Florey
The most marginal seat in South Australia is Newland, in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. The seat was won by the Liberal Party by a 2% margin in 2018, but my redistribution model estimates the seat as a super-marginal Labor seat, while Antony Green's...
Impact of the South Australian redistribution
South Australia redraws its electoral map every four years, after every election. The most recent redistribution was the first held since the removal of the 'fairness clause' from the state constitution, and saw more than a sixth of South Australian voters moved into a...
Does tactical voting happen in Australia?
A common talking point when discussing Australia's electoral system is that it eliminates the need for tactical voting. This is usually true, but there is a narrow set of cases in which tactical voting can be a relevant factor, and there may be more...
Nominations close in South Australia
Nominations in the South Australian state election closed on Monday. The near-death of SA-Best has seen a decline in the number of candidates running in the lower house, but more parties are running than in 2018. There are also a lot more groups running...
Podcast #65: SA election kick-off
In this episode, Ben introduces the South Australian state election with Tom Richardson from InDaily.
Check out the Tally Room guide to the South Australian election, now free for all to access.
The abolition of the South Australian redistribution "fairness clause" was discussed in...
SA state election guide unlocked
We're less than three weeks out from the next South Australian state election, and I'll be covering that election in more depth over that time.
I've now unlocked the guide to the state election, so anyone can read any of the seat guides.
I'll be posting...
Federal election candidate list – more women running
I have just finished a big update of my list of candidates running for the House of Representatives at the upcoming federal election, and I thought it was a good time to share this list.
The most interesting revelation is that the proportion of candidates...