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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787748503321

Titolo

Voters' veto : the 2002 election in New Zealand and the consolidation of minority government / / edited by Jack Vowles [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland : , : Auckland University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-86940-714-8

1-77558-686-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

VowlesJack <1950->

Disciplina

324.99304

Soggetti

Elections - New Zealand

Coalition governments - New Zealand

New Zealand Politics and government 1972-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; 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 Coding

Appendix 3: Chapter Appendices; Appendix 4: The Questionnaires; Bibliography; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Studies the 2002 New Zealand election campaign including candidates, media, issues, leaders, electoral system and social background.