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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824475303321

Autore

Aimer Peter

Titolo

Voters' Vengeance : 1990 Election in New Zealand and the Fate of the Fourth Labour Government

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland, : Auckland University Press, 2013

ISBN

1-77558-685-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VowlesJack

Disciplina

324.993/037

Soggetti

Elections -- New Zealand

New Zealand -- Politics and government -- 1972-

New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealand. -- Parliament -- Elections, 1990

Elections - New Zealand

Government - Non-U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Government - Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright ; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Graphs; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introduction: Asking the People; 2 Voters on the Move; 3 The Structural Foundations of Voting Choice; 4 The Decline of Political Participation; 5 Issues and Voting; 6 Rejecting Rogernomics?; 7 The Material Conditions of Voting; 8 The Welfare State; 9 Environmentalism and the Greens; 10 Political Trust and the NewLabour Party; 11 A Mandate for Conservatism?; 12 Party Unity and Leadership; 13 Conclusion: Putting the Pieces Together; Appendix I: Statistical Methods and Variable Scoring

Appendix II: New Zealand Election SurveyAppendix III: The Questionnaire; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

<DIV>The 1990 election in New Zealand produced the biggest landslide in 50 years, and <I>Voters' Vengeance</I> uses comprehensive survey research to explore why New Zealand voters reacted in this way. The answers to over 2000 questionnaires allow the



sophisticated analysis of voter behavior. The authors discuss the increasing volatility of New Zealand politics, the shifts in party commitment, reactions to Rogernomics and other Labour policies, the growth of third-party support, and leadership issues such as the environment, defense and the role of women. Tables, graphs and figures are an essen