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South Carolina House has its most contested primaries since 2014

The number of contested primaries in the South Carolina House of Representatives rose to 48 this year, the most since 2014. With 124 House districts holding elections, this represents 19% of the 248 possible primaries in the chamber.

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If Congress doesn’t pass a bill to address mass shootings, they shouldn’t be paid, Cleaver says

WASHINGTON — Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Kansas City, introduced a bill Thursday that would suspend pay for members of Congress every time there is a mass shooting.

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We keep hearing about a First Nations Voice to parliament, but what would it actually look like in practice?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese began his election night victory speech by declaring: “I commit to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full.” This commitment, delivered on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Uluru Statement, is monumentally important to First Nations people and to the nation.

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These are the results in the top five most expensive Indiana Republican House elections

Republican primary elections for 85 of 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives took place on May 3, 2022. Of the 85 seats up for election in 2022, 41 had a primary election with more than one candidate.

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These are the results in the top five most expensive Indiana Democratic House elections

Democratic primary elections for 57 of 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives took place on May 3, 2022. Of the 57 seats up for election in 2022, five had a primary election with more than one candidate.

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24% of Missouri House incumbents face contested primaries

Twenty-nine of the 123 Missouri state representatives running for re-election—13 Democrats and 16 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 24% of incumbents seeking re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 76% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers.

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Fourth Circuit Opinion on the Madison Cawthorn Disqualification Litigation

From Cawthorn v. Amalfi, decided today by the Fourth Circuit (Judge Toby Heytens, joined by Judge James Wynn): {In January 2022, shortly after the North Carolina state legislature redrew its congressional districts, a group of voters in Representative Madison Cawthorn's district filed such a challenge. According to the voters, Representative…

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Meet Western Australia's five new federal MPs in Curtin, Hasluck, Pearce, Swan and Tangney

Five new Western Australia faces will soon grace the benches in the House of Representatives in Canberra, and they've each got an interesting story to tell.

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These five Indiana House candidates raised the most money and lost their primary

General elections for all 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives will take place on November 8, 2022. State house primary elections were held on May 3, 2022. Republicans hold a 71-29 majority heading into the election.

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High number of invalid votes in culturally diverse seats prompts concerns after federal election

Big disparities in the informal vote across the nation spark fresh questions about compulsory preferential voting

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A Record Number Of First Nations People Will Be In Parliament When The Election Is All Over

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Percentage of New Mexico state legislative incumbents facing primaries at its highest since 2014

Twelve of the 57 New Mexico state legislators running for re-election—eight Democrats and four Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 21% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 45% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers.

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Did Australia just make a move to the left?

Political commentators often use the idea of a political spectrum from left to right as shorthand for understanding political ideologies, parties and programs. Derived from the arrangement of the National Assembly in the French Revolution, it has been a remarkably resilient form of political shorthand.

The Conversation

‘Work in progress’: Australia’s new parliament the most diverse yet

Diversity advocates welcome new additions but say there is still a long way to go before parliament reflects Australian society

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US 2022 primaries: Trump seeks to boost Republican candidates

Sarah Sanders, David Purdue and Marjorie Taylor Greene are among the Trump-backed candidates in Tuesday’s primaries.

The Conversation

Why Labor is likely to win a House of Representatives majority despite a 33% primary vote

With 73% of enrolled voters counted, the ABC is calling 73 of the 151 House of Representatives seats for Labor, 54 for the Coalition, 15 Others and nine in doubt. Labor is likely to win Lyons, while the Coalition should win Bass, Cowper and Sturt. The Coalition is currently just…

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Who are the crossbenchers after the election? And how will they vote in Parliament?

Australia's parliament is facing a supersized crossbench in the wake of the "teal wave" and a unprecedented number of Greens candidates elected. But what does all this mean for the new parliament? And who are these new crossbencher?

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Anthony Albanese and four senior frontbenchers sworn in ahead of Quad trip

Moments after he is officially sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor leader appears alongside his new ministers and makes a symbolic change inside parliament.

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It’s A ‘Greens-Slide’: Greens Celebrate Best Results In History And Massive Lower House Gains

The Greens achieved huge results with new green seats in the House of Representatives while retaining all its Senate spots this election.

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Top US Democrat visits UK ministers over threat to Northern Ireland Protocol

INTERNATIONAL Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met top US Democrat Richard Neal amid tensions over the post-Brexit deal with Northern Ireland.

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Albanese elected Australia's leader in complex poll result

Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader whose ascension to the nation’s top job from being raised in social housing by a single mother on a disability pension was said to reflect the changed fabric of the country today

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Democrat wins Ratchaburi by-election

The Democrat Party clinched a seat in the House of Representatives after its candidate beat two rivals by a landslide in a by-election in Ratchaburi's Constituency 3 on Saturday.

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Labor well-placed for narrow majority

The latest figures from the Australian Electoral Commission have Labor on 75 seats in the House of Representatives - one short of a majority.

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Kristina Keneally Has Lost Fowler To An Actual Local That’s What Everyone Was Trying To Tell Ya

In a blow for Labor, former NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has lost the seat of Fowler to independent candidate and Fairfield deputy mayor Dai Le.This was Keneally’s first time running in the federal House of Representatives after a career in state politics and years in the federal senate and it’s been…

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Incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese says Labor is ready to take charge, can end 'climate wars'

Counting to determine the winners of several key electorates is continuing, as one independent warns Labor will need to take a stronger stance on climate change if it needs support to form government.

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