Northern Territory election guide complete
The Northern Territory general election is due next month, on August 22nd.
The first-term Gunner Labor government will be seeking a second term, while their opposition is split between the Country Liberal Party and the new Territory Alliance.
The guide features profiles of all 25 electorates....
Eden-Monaro – where the south-east was won
It took all night, but early this morning it became clear that Labor had won the Eden-Monaro by-election, when the last of the pre-poll booths reported their results, and a first batch of postal votes were far better for Labor than postal votes usually...
Eden-Monaro by-election – results live
12:22am - A rush of pre-poll votes has just been added to the system. Labor suffered a 4.1% swing at Jerrabomberra and a 3% swing at Queanbeyan, but actually increased their vote by 0.4% at Queanbeyan City. Labor also won majorities at the three...
Eden-Monaro by-election – election day thread
Polls have just opened in the federal seat of Eden-Monaro in south-eastern New South Wales.
I will be back to cover the results tonight, although coverage will be light until after 8pm.
I wrote about the trends in early voting at the beginning of the week.
The...
The book of the 2019 election – now out
The definitive academic take on the 2019 federal election has been released today by ANU Press. Morrison's Miracle features 36 contributors covering every angle of the election, including the big policy debates, the political parties and the results.
This is the latest in a long-standing series -...
Big jump in postals as Eden-Monaro votes in a pandemic
We've entered the last week of early voting before this Saturday's by-election in the south-east NSW seat of Eden-Monaro. We have quite a bit of data about who is casting an early vote, and it tells us that there has been a big increase...
Turning 16 WA seats into 15
Western Australia is on track to lose the sixteenth seat it gained at the 2016 election. This will trigger a redistribution before the next election, and will have knock-on effects across the state.
Only one of Western Australia's 16 electorates has enough voters to still...
Where to put Victoria’s 39th seat?
The latest ABS population figures for December 2019 were released yesterday, and they confirmed what we have suspected for some time. Victoria will gain a 39th seat at the next election, while Western Australia will lose its 16th seat and the Northern Territory (barring...