After this byelection, the Nationalist government introduced preferential voting, resulting in Labor losing the Corangamite byelection in 1918 to a Victorian Farmers candidate by 56.3–43.7, despite ...

Does compulsory voting encourage turnout among voters in the “centre” with little interest in politics who would otherwise stay at home — or does it perhaps encourage political entrepreneurs such as ...

In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Tom Rogers, who was the Australian Electoral Commissioner from 2014 to 2024.They spoke about the structure of Australian elections, how ...