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Mar 11
Mar 11 South Australia election predictions: Ashton Hurn will still be SA Leader of the Opposition

Malcolm Mackerras

Feb 16
Feb 16 Disruptor David Littleproud enjoys another win

Malcolm Mackerras

Feb 3
Feb 3 Sussan Ley will survive as Liberal leader

Malcolm Mackerras

Dec 16
Dec 16 Why my vote is for the Legalise Cannabis Party

Malcolm Mackerras

Nov 11
Nov 11 A presidential election you mightn’t have noticed

Malcolm Mackerras

Oct 22
Oct 22 My first 'roughie' call: how I predicted Gough Whitlam's dismissal, and nobody believed me

Malcolm Mackerras

Sep 18
Sep 18 Three by-elections you might not know about

Malcolm Mackerras

Sep 2
Sep 2 Tasmania escapes from its political mess

Malcolm Mackerras

Aug 14
Aug 14 How the House was won: Tasmania finalises its election results

Malcolm Mackerras

Jul 3
Jul 3 Tasmanian election on 19 July impossible to predict

Malcolm Mackerras

Jun 9
Jun 9 Federal election 2025 passes into history

Malcolm Mackerras

May 22
May 22 The results are finally in for the House of Representatives in the 2025 Federal Election

Malcolm Mackerras

May 1
May 1 How I’ll vote this Saturday

Malcolm Mackerras

Apr 17
Apr 17 Will Anthony Albanese be our PM after May 3?

Malcolm Mackerras

Jul 22
Jul 22 My ‘tentative’ pick for the next Australian PM: Jim Chalmers

Jul 7
Jul 7 Calling the Coalition: my Victorian election numbers

Jun 22
Jun 22 Makerfield brings good news

May 26
May 26 Three by-elections give wins to different parties

Apr 28
Apr 28 Bernardi’s bid: One Nation’s outrage at the will of the voters

Apr 16
Apr 16 Farrer by-election: One Nation to win

Mar 11
Mar 11 South Australia election predictions: Ashton Hurn will still be SA Leader of the Opposition

Feb 16
Feb 16 Disruptor David Littleproud enjoys another win

Feb 3
Feb 3 Sussan Ley will survive as Liberal leader

Dec 16
Dec 16 Why my vote is for the Legalise Cannabis Party

Nov 11
Nov 11 A presidential election you mightn’t have noticed

Oct 22
Oct 22 My first 'roughie' call: how I predicted Gough Whitlam's dismissal, and nobody believed me

Sep 18
Sep 18 Three by-elections you might not know about

Sep 2
Sep 2 Tasmania escapes from its political mess

Aug 14
Aug 14 How the House was won: Tasmania finalises its election results

Jul 3
Jul 3 Tasmanian election on 19 July impossible to predict

Jun 9
Jun 9 Federal election 2025 passes into history

May 22
May 22 The results are finally in for the House of Representatives in the 2025 Federal Election

May 1
May 1 How I’ll vote this Saturday

Apr 17
Apr 17 Will Anthony Albanese be our PM after May 3?

‘Unrepresentative Swill’ is a blog by Malcolm Mackerras. It is intended to serve as a repository of Malcolm’s analysis and reflections on Australian federal and state elections and electoral systems.