For those hoping to see Tony Abbott receive a vicarious boot between the legs - here's the Victorian State Election Virtual Tally Room link & apps for 29 November 2014

Follow the action at the official Victorian State Election Virtual Tally Room after 6pm on 29 November 2014 at: http://tallyroom.vic.gov.au/vtr/tallyroom.html

Victoria Votes Mnet Mobile apps for Android and iOS devices.

ABC online coverage at: www.abc.net.au/news/vic-election-2014/

ABC Radio 774 Melbourne at: http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/ & follow the count on livestream after 6pm at http://www.abc.net.au/radio/player/beta/#live/local_melbourne

The Age newspaper online at: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/victoria-state-election-2014

Herald Sun newspaper online at: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria-state-election-2014/victorian-election-2014-live-coverage/story-fnqggr3j-1227138237845

ABC News 24 Victoria Votes 2014 from 6pm

West Australia Senate Election 5 April 2014 - Virtual Tally Room & other links

Australian Electoral Commission Virtual Tally Room (VTR) – online from 6pm AWST in West Australia, 9pm AEST in Queensland, Northern Territory or 10pm ADST in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.

Australian Electoral Commission on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AusElectoralCom

ABC online election cover – www.abc.net.au/news/wa-senate-2014/detail, 
@AntonyGreenABC

ABC News 24 – election live cover from 9pm onwards

BACKGROUND:

Federal Election Results Archive

SA Liberal Opposition Leader tells electors to "vote Labor" when they go to the polls in the state election

It would be impossible to dream up such a political gaffe….

http://youtu.be/NDmBvYMMTmo

Don't mention the funding cuts!

ABC News: At the campaign launch in South Perth on 11 March 2014

It was a case of don't mention the funding cuts or the Commission of Audit 900-page interim report currently sitting on his Canberra desk. As pressing the carbon and mining tax buttons in a mercifully brief, but virtually policy-free speech, Prime Minister Tony Abbott launched the 5 April 2014 West Australia senate election Liberal Party campaign:

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Perth

Prime Minister

E&OE

I’m here to officially open the Liberal campaign for the Western Australian Senate by-election which we are having because of the ineptitude of the Electoral Commission.

I can understand the frustration of Western Australians of having to go to the polls yet again, but this is a chance for the people of Western Australia to vote for a strong team – for a strong team – that will give a fair deal to the people of Western Australia.

We’ve got a strong team and they will vote in the Senate, should they be elected, for a fair deal, a better deal for the people of Western Australia.

That’s what this is all about – voting for people who will be a strong team and will give the people of Western Australia a fair deal in the Senate.

Now, it’s very important – very, very important – that we get rid of anti-Western Australian taxes and the mining tax and the carbon tax are anti-Western Australian taxes.

That’s what they are. They’re anti-Western Australian taxes and they are only there still because the Labor Party and the Greens, voting together as they always do, have voted to keep them.

The question for Labor Party representatives in this state at this time is why are you voting in the Senate to keep the carbon tax and to keep the mining tax even though these are anti-Western Australian taxes?

That question should echo right around this state. Whenever you see a Labor politician – why are you voting to keep on this great state of Western Australia the mining tax and the carbon tax that are so damaging to this state and which are so obviously anti-Western Australian taxes?

So, it really is very simple and very clear cut – if you want a strong team that will do the right thing by Western Australia you have got to vote for the Liberal Party. You have got to vote for Coalition candidates. I have got great Coalition candidates in David Johnston, in Michaelia Cash, in Linda Reynolds and in Slade Brockman. I am very proud of them and we are a strong united team, as the presence of the Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and also Steve Irons the local member for Swan demonstrates today.

So, it is good to be here and it is good to officially open this campaign to do the right thing by the people of Western Australia with this strong team.

Thank you.

While elsewhere on the West Australia campaign trail Abbott is told you are scum.

Ballot count numbers as Glasson finally concedes he lost the 2014 Griffith By-election

Two-time loser Bill Glasson concedes defeat on 11 February 2014:

“I congratulate Ms Butler on her victory, and wish her well as she takes on the responsibility of representing the people of Griffith in Federal Parliament,” Dr Glasson said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon.

“I would also like to thank my community for their patience and all their support during last year’s general election and the byelection.

“I have been campaigning nearly full time for the past 14 months and have enjoyed every minute of it. It has been a privilege being able to speak to so many people in my community during that time.

“I have now returned to my medical practice and will continue working with disadvantaged people in remote Queensland and overseas.”

Australian Electoral Commission Griffith by-election ballot count on Tuesday, 11 February 2014 at 06:15:10 PM.

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Federal By-election Griffith Electorate, 8 February 2014 - AEC Virtual Tally Room & other links/tally

Australian Electoral Commission Griffith By-election Virtual Tally Room – goes online at 6 pm AEST

ABC News online – live cover with Antony Green from 6pm Queensland time

ABC News 24 – updates

On Twitter at #GriffithVotes and @AntonyGreenABC

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ABC News 2014 Griffith By-election Results

Votes counted as at 10:11:25 PM AEDT