Plan your vote. Here’s how.
‘Plan your way to vote’ – how can we assist voters to identify ways of voting that are convenient for them and match their circumstances?
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Team Name:
Team Stone Kings & Queens
Team Members:
My Vote - The Future of Voting
Project Info
Team Name
Team Stone Kings & Queens
Team Members
Justin , Phuong , Tim , Fay , Tim Webster , Rashmi , Colin Daly , Millie
Project Description
Over 16.5 million Australians are eligible to vote, however in the 2019 federal election, more than 1.5 million Australians failed to cast their vote – the highest number in almost 100 years.
This is due to many factors including a drop in political engagement and the inconvenience of attending a polling place on election day.
These barriers present significant challenges to many Australians, preventing some from having their voice heard. According to the Australian Electoral Commission, the cost of running an election has skyrocketed in recent years to $372.5 million dollars of taxpayer money.
As the needs and expectations of the Australian community evolves, it’s vital that government services evolve with them. We set out to assist voters to identify ways of voting that are convenient for them and match their circumstances.
MyVote is the future of e-voting for Australians as it will provide accessibility, guidance and confidence to vote in future elections.
It will allow for planning the most convenient way to vote on election day, electronically vote on a device of choice through the new MyVote platform and learn about the various political parties and their policies to make the most informed decision.
For this challenge, we've used WA specific datasets, however similar datasets are available for the other states and at a federal level.
Data Story
Notes including in data source entries.
Team DataSets
Digital inclusion
Description of Use The Australian Digital Inclusion Index shows the level of digital inclusion across the Australian population, and to monitor this level over time.
Transperth data
Description of Use This dataset closes any gaps in the Google Maps SDK and Transit API for Perth.
Vic transport data
WA Public transport data
Description of Use This data set shows all service routes and related information for public transport bus, train and ferry services providing WA wide coverage
Spatial data from Australian Government agencies
Description of Use National Map is an online map-based tool to allow easy access to spatial data from Australian government agencies. It shows points of interest and demographic information.
Tasmania points of interest
Description of Use Tasmania Points of interest: this one covers everything from tourist attraction, emergency service location, to accommodation, caravan park, sport complex etc.
Proposed ordinary and mobile polling places for the 2017 WA State Government Election
Description of Use This dataset provides a list of all the proposed ordinary and mobile polling places for the 2017 WA State Government Election.
Elector numbers WA
Description of Use This dataset contains elector numbers on the roll for each district, region, local government district, ward and locality in WA
NSW Points of interest
Description of Use NSW points of interest: Airports, beaches, caravan parks, historic sites etc.
Election transaction data for the iVote channel
Description of Use Depersonalised election transaction data for the iVote channel, created at the NSW State General Election March 2015
2019 WA state election results
ACT maps
Description of Use ACT Geospatial data.
2011 WA election participation data
Playground data
Description of Use Playgrounds maintained by City of Monash Western Australia
A digital representation of the local government Ward boundaries for the state of Western Australia
The current state electoral boundaries for WA
The Record of Proceedings of the Australian parliament and its committees (Hansard)
Playgrounds
Description of Use There are lots of great parks in the City of Swan. Here you will find a map and list of parks that have a playground.
A growing collection of digitised Trove's newspapers and journals
Cycle Routes (COP-033)
Description of Use This data set identifies existing and proposed cycle facilities in accordance with the City of Perth Cycle Plan 2029.
Current members of the Legislative Council for WA
City of Perth Car Parks (COP-031)
Description of Use This dataset shows the managed carparks in the City of Perth.
Current members of the Legislative Assembly for WA
Parking Bays (COP-004)
Description of Use This dataset contains on-street parking bay information within the City of Perth local government area.
Hansard contents
Description of Use This dataset shows - sitting dates, and links to relevant Hansard contents, members, and links to relevant Hansard contents.
WA infrastructure, utilities, buildings and structures
Description of Use The locate map gives you all of the Shared Location Information Platform’s (SLIP) public data from WA in one place, such as infrastructure, utilities, buildings and structures.
Record of the Legislative Assembly's decisions and actions
Description of Use They show which debates started, what decisions were made and whether the Assembly adjourned debate to another day.
Speeches of Australian politicians
Description of Use The data comprises comprehensive qualitative analysis, using key search terms and themes, over time, of speeches of Australian politicians. Sources used include Hansard, other occasional speeches in public records, political party records, and Australian Parliamentary Library resources.
Challenge Entries
Improving government services with open data
How can we improve government services by using open government data?
Eligibility: Create a data story in any format demonstrating how government services can be improved by making data-driven decisions. Teams can use any open datasets, but at least one must be a NSW Government dataset.
Go to Challenge | 14 teams have entered this challenge.