Proportional representation on trial

Publication/Creation:

Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2002

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Proportional representation on trial / Jack Vowles [and five others].

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Additional Author/Creators:

Vowles, Jack, 1950-

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

New Zealand.Parliament.House of Representatives--Elections, 1999
Elections--New Zealand
Proportional representation--New Zealand
New Zealand--Politics and government--1972-.

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Preface; Part I: The 1999 Election; 1. New Zealand Politics in the 1990's; 2. Did the Campaign Matter?; 3. Elections, Citizens, and the Media; 4. Gender and Leadership; 5. Coming Home? Maori Voting in 1999; 6. What Happened at the 1999 Election?; Part II: The Impact of Electoral System Change; 7. The Puzzle of Turnout; 8. Coalition Government: The Labour-Alliance Pact; 9. Members of Parliament and Representation; 10. Direct Democracy on Trial: The Citizens-Initiated Referendums; Part III: Evaluating MMP
11. Public Opinion, Public Knowledge and the Electoral System 12. Reviewing MMP; Appendixes; A. The New Zealand Election Study; B. Questionnaires; C. Statistical Methods and Supplementary Tables; D. Section 264 of the Electoral Act 1993; E. Summary of NZES Recommendations for the MMP Review, July 2000; Notes; References; Notes on Authors; Index;

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-248) and index.

Summary:

Tracing the transition of a democracy as it moves in between electoral systems, this book details the current and past public opinion surrounding New Zealand's 1999 election. As a result of the second election under the Mixed-Member Proportional (MMP) system, New Zealand elected a change in government, a minority center-left coalition of the Labor and Alliance parties. As an independent survey that objectively studies the country's political environment, this book adds to the local debate regarding the MMP electoral system, which will continue as New Zealand looks ahead to the upcoming

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936718316002486

ISBN:

1-86940-715-6
1-77558-605-7

OCLC Number:

864414629
863821868