Voters' Veto : the 2002 Election in New Zealand and the Consolidation of Minority Government.

Voters' Veto : the 2002 Election in New Zealand and the Consolidation of Minority Government.

Tracking New Zealand's transition from the first-past-the-postelectoral system, as used in Britain, to the mixed-member-proportional system, as used in Germany, this analysis examines New Zealand's pivotal 2002 election through a campaign study, a postelection study, and a midelection pane...

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Main Author: Vowles, Jack
Other Authors: Aimer, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
New Zealand. > Parliament > Elections, 2002 > Statistics.
New Zealand. > Parliament
Since 1972
Elections > New Zealand > Statistics.
Coalition governments > New Zealand.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Coalition governments
Elections
Politics and government
New Zealand > Politics and government > 1972-
New Zealand
Statistics
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Polls that Count: From One Election to the Next; 2. What Happened at the 2002 Election?; 3 Estimating Change During the Campaign; 4 The Campaign on Television; 5 Strategic Voting; 6 Who Stood for Office, and Why?; 7 Political Parties and Voter Mobilisation; 8 Patterns of Public Opinion; 9 A Vote for Coalition Government?; 10 The 2002 Election in Comparative Context; 11 Political Leadership, Representation and Trust; 12 Conclusion; Appendix 1: The 2002 New Zealand Election Study.
  • Appendix 2: Methodology: Statistical Methods and Variable CodingAppendix 3: Chapter Appendices; Appendix 4: The Questionnaires; Bibliography; Contributors; Index; Back Cover.

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