New federal pendulum after recent redistributions
Following the release of the draft South Australian redistribution boundaries yesterday, we can now put together a pendulum of all seat margins for the next election. This pendulum uses the actual...
View ArticleSA federal redistribution – here is the map
I’ve now finished the draft boundary map for the SA federal redistribution, following on from the draft boundaries released the previous week for Victoria and the ACT. Download the Google Earth map for...
View ArticleTwo by-elections in South Australia
There will be two by-elections for the safe Labor seats of Cheltenham and Enfield on February 9. I have prepared guides for both of these seats which are now open for your comments. I don’t expect any...
View ArticleSouth Australian council voting – back to cheap and ugly?
South Australia is now the third state government to announce plans to tinker with the voting system for local councils this year, joining Queensland and Victoria. I’ve given cautious support for parts...
View ArticleYou can’t just legislate ‘fairness’ in our voting system
The South Australian Liberal government failed on Tuesday in its attempt to restore the “fairness clause” which used to apply to SA state redistributions. The clause was an attempt to ensure the...
View ArticlePodcast #30 – can our voting system really be “fair”?
Ben is joined by Peter Brent and Stewart Jackson to discuss whether it’s ever possible for a single-member voting system to be “fair” in the context of the final defeat of the South Australian fairness...
View ArticleSA government proposes optional preferential voting
The South Australian government announced earlier this week that they plan to introduce legislation that will change the voting system from compulsory preferential voting (CPV) to optional preferential...
View ArticleNew data update – South Australian elections since 2002
I’ve recently finished adding three more datasets to the Tally Room data repository – the repository now contains complete datasets for the 2002, 2006 and 2010 South Australian elections. This includes...
View ArticleSouth Australia’s tiny wards
South Australian voters are currently going to the polls to elect their local councillors for the next four years. Voting takes place by mail, with polls closing on November 10. Incidentally this means...
View ArticleFirst-past-the-post rears its ugly head in SA Voice
While there has been a lot of focus on the impending referendum to create the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice at the federal level, South Australia is on track to legislate a similar body...
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