Google recently announced that they would provide the ability to search candidates and key issues from a single location.
It then scours parliamentary transcripts and the politician’s personal website to find any statements on the issue, allowing voters to check whether their representatives are being consistent.
It also gives voters electoral information through a range of online tools including YouTube, GoogleEarth and GoogleMaps. Google said it was the first time so many features had been available on a single election website. [source: Google]
You can add an elections tab to your iGoogle home page full of useful news gathering widgets, as well as play with some fun and informative map layers via Google Maps. An impressive collection of tools I wish were in place for the current Ontario election (not that there is much debate in who will win).
The upcoming Federal election in Australia gives Google a chance to test out the service with a relatively small population before the US Election in 2008. Check out the service and discover how the candidates stack up.
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