Victorian councils 2020 – how did the wards changed?
In yesterday's post I looked at which Victorian councils were effected by the changes to the ward redistribution process earlier this year. In this post I'm going to look at how the wards changed in the fourteen councils which experienced a change.
Fourteen councils have...
Victorian councils 2020 – the impact of the Somyurek changes
Nominations closed yesterday for Victoria's local government elections. Ballot papers will be sent out by mail in early October, with the votes being counted from October 24.
I'm not across the complexity of who is running so I won't try and be across the candidates,...
Podcast #43: Queensland election preview
Ben is joined by the University of Queensland's Chris Salisbury and Glenn Kefford to preview next month's Queensland election.
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QLD 2020 – candidate update
I launched my guide for the Queensland state election on Tuesday, and as part of that guide I have been compiling a list of candidates running in the election.
Over three hundred candidates have been identified so far, although the list shrunk slightly this week...
Victorian councils update – some campaigning allowed
The Victorian government today announced some rule changes from the end of this weekend which will allow some local government election campaigning which doesn't pose a risk of spreading disease.
These changes do make it easier for campaigns to get a message out, but I...
Unveiling the Queensland 2020 election guide
The Queensland state election will be held on October 31, and I have now completed my guide to this election.
This guide features profiles of all 93 electorates. Each profile includes the history of that seat, a description of its geography, and maps and tables...
NT 2020 – late counting update
Over a week after the Northern Territory election, there are still four seats where the count is extremely close. I thought I might run through these races quickly.
These four seats are Araluen, Barkly, Blain and Namatjira.
Labor has won thirteen seats (including Arnhem and Fong...
South Australian redistribution – draft map completed
It's taken me a bit longer than I originally planned, but I've now created a digital map file for the South Australian state redistribution, for the election due in March 2022. This is a draft - the final map is due towards the end...