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Civic reference
Before you weigh the people seeking an office, it helps to know what the office is for. These 9 roles cover the elected positions Electioneering tracks, at federal, state and local government level.
Offices are listed by level of government, then by how many of each exist. That is scarcity, not importance, and it is not a ranking.
Federal Leadership
Federal executive and legislative offices.
Head of state and head of the federal executive.
Deputy head of the federal executive, elected on a joint ticket with the President.
Represents a senatorial district in the Senate.
The House of Representatives represents people in federal constituencies.
What these offices do not cover: state leadership and local leadership. Those are separate offices, contested in their own elections, and an office at one level does not stand in for an office at another.
State Leadership
State executive and legislative offices.
Represents a state constituency in a State House of Assembly.
Deputy head of a state executive, elected on a joint ticket with the Governor.
Head of the executive branch for a state government.
What these offices do not cover: federal leadership and local leadership. Those are separate offices, contested in their own elections, and an office at one level does not stand in for an office at another.
Local Leadership
LGA, area council, and ward-level offices.
Leads the executive administration of an LGA or area council.
Represents a ward in a local legislative council.
What these offices do not cover: federal leadership and state leadership. Those are separate offices, contested in their own elections, and an office at one level does not stand in for an office at another.
These are descriptions of offices, not assessments of the people holding or seeking them. Electioneering does not rank, recommend or endorse candidates, and holding an office does not imply standing for it again.