The Tally Room

Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger and new guest Michael Maley, formerly of the Australian Electoral Commission, to talk all about redistributions: how they work now, how they used to work and how they have changed over time. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Ben chatted with Stewart Jackson about the results of last weekend's NT election. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Ben was joined today by Duncan McDonnell from Griffith University and podcast regular Kevin Bonham to discuss tomorrow's election in the Northern Territory. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Ben is joined by Robyn Smith, historian of the Northern Territory, to discuss the upcoming NT election - recent political events, the party system, some seats to watch, and the peculiar nature of NT elections. Robyn mentioned Weekends with Walshy, which features in the podcast feed for Territory Story . Check out Ben's guide to the NT election .

Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham to talk about next weekend's elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council.   Apologies for lower quality audio on Ben's part - but it should still be perfectly clear. Tally Room guide to the Tasmanian Legislative Council Kevin's guides to Huon and Rosevears

Ben is joined by William Bowe, the Poll Bludger, to discuss the results of the Eden-Monaro by-election. We then digressed into a discussion of the determination of entitlements of House of Representatives seats for each state, including the abolition of the Northern Territory's second seat and long-term trends for Victoria and Western Australia. Antony Green's blog post about how seats are allocat...

Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson from the University of Sydney to preview this weekend's federal by-election in the seat of Eden-Monaro.

Ben is joined by Alexis Pink to wrap up the results of the Brisbane City Council election and the Queensland state by-elections, including how these elections were influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ben is joined by Glenn Kefford and Chris Salisbury from the University of Queensland to discuss the Queensland state by-elections and the City of Brisbane election, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these elections. We recorded this episode remotely from each person's home so there is a few audio problems on one of the guests' tracks, but it shouldn't seriously affect the listening...

Ben is joined again by Alexis Pink from 4ZZZ to discuss elections for the councils surrounding the City of Brisbane: Gold Coast, Ipswich, Moreton Bay, Logan and Sunshine Coast. You can subscribe to this podcast using  this RSS feed  in your podcast app of choice, but should also be able to find this podcast by searching for “the Tally Room”. If you like the show please considering  rating and revi...

Ben is joined by the ANU's Jill Sheppard to discuss the Australian Election Study: the process and some of the findings. AES 2019 election report AES trends 1987-2019 Ben's post about the Australian Election Study This is the final episode of 2019. If you want to support this podcast to come back in 2020 please consider signing up as a donor via Patreon .

This episode is all about the March 2020 election for Brisbane City Council, the most populous council in Australia. Ben is joined by Alexis Pink from 4ZZZ's Pineapple Rebellion to discuss the context and some of the key wards. The Tally Room guide to the Brisbane City Council election Pineapple Rebellion website

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 clause, and the relative value of survey, polling and raw voting data in assessing the results of an election.

I'm joined by William Bowe from Poll Bludger to run through all of the electoral redistributions which have been conducted while we've all been thinking about other things this year: specifically Western Australia, the ACT, the Northern Territory, Brisbane City Council and the likely change in federal seat numbers in 2020. Ben's analysis of the draft WA boundaries William's margin estimates for th...

This week I'm joined by Kevin Bonham to discuss the failure of Australian polls at the 2019 federal election and the limited improvements in transparency by Australian pollsters since that election. Kevin's website Discussion on polling with Katharine Murphy and Peter Lewis on Guardian politics podcast in July  

Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham for a quick podcast reacting to the results of the federal election. Please consider supporting this podcast by signing up as a donor via Patreon .

Ben is joined by William Bowe and Elizabeth Humphrys to discuss anti-politics and election night - in particular what seats are worth watching and when you should expect results to come in. Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

Ben was joined by Rodney Smith from the University of Sydney to discuss the surge in pre-poll voting and the key races in New South Wales.

Ben is joined by El Gibbs and Gareth Bryant to discuss the final declaration of candidate nominations for the federal election, Clive Palmer's United Australia Party and the role of housing policy in the election. Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

Ben is joined by Shaun Ratcliff and Paddy Manning to discuss the latest federal polls, seats where independents are challenging the Coalition, and the conclusion of the NSW upper house count. Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson and Sinead Canning to wrap up the NSW election result (and discuss the ongoing upper house count), the role of One Nation preferences in the federal election, and the likelihood of the federal election being called this week. Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

This morning I spoke to Osmond Chiu about the results of yesterday's NSW state election.

Ben was joined by social researcher Rebecca Huntley and the Poll Bludger's William Bowe to talk about the key issues of the state election and the seats which will decide the result. Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio. Rebecca Huntley's new issue of Quarterly Essay,  Australia Fair William Bowe's election blog  Poll Bludger

Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson and Geoff Robinson to discuss the NSW state election, specifically the Greens, the moving apart of the NSW party system, and historical parallels. Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

Ben was joined by Macquarie University's Ben Spies-Butcher and the Guardian's Gabrielle Chan to discuss the rural contest in the NSW state election and the impact of the recent High Court decision on election funding laws. We discussed Gabi's new book  Rusted Off . Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.