What I’ve been reading: PR in NYC
I've been working behind the scenes on my guide to the Queensland election, but I've also been taking the opportunity of this quiet election period to do some reading, including on some topics related to electoral analysis. I thought I would put together some...
Kelly resignation opens up by-election in Eden-Monaro
The triggering of a federal by-election yesterday for the seat of Eden-Monaro will be a test for the major parties, but also will likely be the first test of how our voting will be affected after the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Australia.
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Brisbane 2020 – election-day turnout crashes
The election results from Brisbane have been pretty messy so I haven't tried to stay on top of all of it. At the moment it looks like Labor, the Greens and the independent have retained the 7 wards they currently hold and the LNP...
Queensland election – state of play one day later
I was planning a deeper analysis looking at the proportion of votes which have reported, and what it tells us about how low the turnout was on election day but unfortunately I've had some issues with the data coming out of the ECQ, so...
Queensland council elections – how low can election day go?
We are still waiting for results from today's Queensland council elections, but this election is on track to look very different to past elections, with only a small proportion of Queenslanders voting on the day.
The Electoral Commission of Queensland has estimated that about 1.2...