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Titolo |
Proportional representation on trial / / Jack Vowles [and five others] |
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Auckland, N.Z. : , : Auckland University Press, , 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-86940-715-6 |
1-77558-605-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Elections - New Zealand |
Proportional representation - New Zealand |
New Zealand Politics and government 1972- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-248) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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