We rely on independent mapmakers to draw electoral boundaries at each redistribution. There is an extensive process of public consultation, and there are rules about how seats can be drawn, but ult…| The Tally Room
The Tasmanian government has announced plans to “reform” Tasmanian local government by slashing the number of councillors across the state. The government has put up a discussion paper …| The Tally Room
11:20 – I don’t think we’ll get any more voting data tonight. I’ve done a quick video summing up the results on Instagram. That’s it for tonight. 10:13 – Kiama p…| The Tally Room
Ben was joined by Matt Dennien from the Brisbane Times to discuss the Queensland state redistribution, specifically the first round of submissions. The conversation focuses on the Labor and LNP sub…| The Tally Room
The first round of public submissions for the Queensland state redistribution were published last week – about three weeks after they were submitted to the Commission. So I thought it would b…| The Tally Room
There’s been a lot of talk about expanding the size of Australia’s federal parliament in the last few years. Some of us have been talking about this for a lot longer, but it has seemed …| The Tally Room
We now have a quiet period following the federal election and the Tasmanian election, and I’m using it as an opportunity to complete my election guides for the elections next in the queue. Th…| The Tally Room
With a few elections finishing up, I have now made a number of additions to the Tally Room’s data repository. The repository is something I made to deal with the poor state of election result…| The Tally Room
With the resignation of Gareth Ward this morning, shortly before his expected expulsion from Parliament, a by-election will be needed to replace him in Parliament. The Kiama by-election should happ…| The Tally Room
There has been a clear trend in all Australian elections over the last twenty years of voters moving away from voting on election day, with an increasing number of voters choosing pre-poll voting a…| The Tally Room
