The Australian Electoral System: Origins, Variations, and Consequences

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UNSW Press, 2006 - History - 215 pages

'The Australian Electoral System has many strengths, chief among them being the authors' ability to combine detailed analysis of Australia's varied

electoral experience with the broader issues raised by the international literature on elections and electoral behaviour. This publication makes a

major contribution to the study of electoral politics and to Australian

political science.'

G. CAMPBELL SHARMAN, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER


'The Australian Electoral System is an outstanding exploration of the range of electoral systems employed in Australia. It benefits greatly from being

informed by the broader comparative electoral systems literature - and it is a book that all those interested in electoral systems generally will want to read.'

MICHAEL GALLAGHER, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN

 

Selected pages

Contents

One Australian electoral system design
1
Two Australias electoral systems 190283
21
Three Australias contemporary electoral systems
47
Five The voter versus the party
102
Six Compulsory voting party control and the voter
121
Seven Preferential systems and voter satisfaction
147
Eight Preferential voting and electoral system design
166
Appendix
180
Bibliography
195
Index
207
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Common terms and phrases

adopted analysis Assembly Australian Candidate Study Australian Democrats Australian Electoral Commission Australian electoral system Australian parties ballot papers ballot structure block vote Bowler campaign chapter closed list compulsory expression compulsory voting constituency contingent vote count CSES debate democratic disproportionality district magnitude effective number elec electoral reform electoral system design Farrell favour federal Gallagher index House of Representatives inclusive Gregory method intra-party invalid voting Ireland and Malta Labor Legislative Lijphart list system number of parties optional preferential voting Parliament parliamentary party control percent politicians preference vote preferential electoral systems preferential systems proportionality proposed Queensland quota result role satisfaction with democracy Senate elections Shugart single member plurality Single Transferable Vote social choice South Australia South Wales Spence strategic voting STV systems surplus votes Taagepera Table Tasmania ticket voting tion toral system trends turnout University Press upper house variables variation vote system voter choice voter satisfaction Western Australia

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About the author (2006)

Environmentalist and writer Ian McAllister is the founder of the Raincoast Conservation Society, an organization that protects the islands and inlets between Vancouver Island and Alaska. He co-wrote the book "The Great Bear Rain Forest: Canada's Forgotten Coast."

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Australian Electoral System: Origins, Variations, and Consequences
ANZSOG series
The Australia and New Zealand School of Government series
AuthorsDavid M. Farrell, Ian McAllister
Editionillustrated
PublisherUNSW Press, 2006
ISBN0868408581, 9780868408583
Length215 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Australia & New Zealand
Political Science / General
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy
Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections
Political Science / World / General
  
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