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Author Vowles, Jack

Title Voters' Veto : the 2002 Election in New Zealand and the Consolidation of Minority Government
Published Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (507 pages)
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
Summary 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 panel. Based on surveys of more than 5,000 voters and information from candidates, the data included profiles the campaign, candidates, media, issues, leaders, electoral systems, and social and political context of this key election. Essays from New Zealanders and Americans analyze central issues including t
Notes Print version record
Subject New Zealand. Parliament -- Elections, 2002 -- Statistics
SUBJECT New Zealand. Parliament. fast (OCoLC)fst00542385
Subject 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
SUBJECT New Zealand -- Politics and government -- 1972- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091512
Subject New Zealand.
Genre/Form Statistics.
Form Electronic book
Author Aimer, Peter
ISBN 9781775582328
1775582329
9781869407148
1869407148