The article reports on the recommendation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) to suspend a local government councillor from office due to engagement in corruption, relative to the local elections in September 2012. It states that the western Sydney, New South Wales councillor ...
The widely differing nature of the contests and the general inaccuracy of byelections as a predictor of general election results make it hard to generalise. However, a trend that has become apparent in recent decades is increasingly large swings against long-term governments. At a group of byele...