The Tally Room

Voters in New South Wales will go to the polls on September 4 to elect their local councils for the next three years. I have now completed my guide to the 25 most populous councils in New South Wales. These councils all have a population...

We don't yet have final voting figures, but enough has been reported to be able to get a sense of how much of a shift we have seen away from ordinary election day voting. This has been a long-term trend that accelerated dramatically through 2020...

I've been fascinated by how the two halves of Tasmania have moved apart at this election. The Liberal Party lost support overall, but managed to gain swings in the three northern electorates. This has been the culmination of a trend which has seen the...

Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham to discuss the results of Saturday's Tasmanian state election. Check out Kevin's analysis of the late counting at his website. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon. If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving...

As promised, I have put together a map showing the vote at each election-day booth in Tasmania for the three major parties. Thanks to William Bowe's Poll Bludger live results service for being the only place to publish full polling place results in an...

So I don't yet have any maps of the results to provide - the TEC's website provides polling place information in a frustratingly vague format, without lat longs or even unique names for booths. I know I can get that data from somewhere, so...

11:10pm - We have received a few pre-poll booths but there really isn't much information. I'm going to wrap up now and I'll return in the morning with an update on the state of the count. The only race really worth watching at this point...

8:00am - Polls have just opened in the Tasmanian state election, along with the Legislative Council elections for the divisions of Derwent and Windermere. I won't be doing updates during the day today but you can use this post as a place to discuss...

Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to talk about all of the recent redistributions. For further reading: Liveblog of Victorian and WA federal redistributions Post with maps of Victorian and WA federal boundaries South Australian final redistribution New South Wales...

I am currently working on my next big election guide, and I'd like to let you know what's coming up, and ask for support in getting it done. Sign up on Patreon to support coverage of local council elections. The New South Wales local government elections...