The 1878 Electoral Bill and Franchise Reform in Nineteenth Century New Zealand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10362603 |
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| Authors | G A Wood (University of Otago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-58 |
| Publication date | 1976-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3187 • E-ISSN: 2041-0611 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/003231877602800104 |
| OpenAlex | W2051152402 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The 1878 Electoral Bill was an important step in the reform of the New Zealand electoral system, yet there is confusion over its exact origins. This article examines in detail the circumstances surrounding the bill’s development, focusing on existing franchises, various proposals for major franchise reform, the initial bill of 1878, “Sheehan’s” Amendment, and electoral reforms after 1878. It concludes that the dominant “liberal” interpretation of electoral reform is unsupported in this case, and suggests that such an interpretation in fact prevents objective analysis of the whole area of electoral reform - a subject replete with omissions, factual contradictions and unclear statements
Business · Confusion · Democracy · Economics · Electoral reform · Electoral system · Franchise · Interpretation (philosophy · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reform Act · Subject (documents · Australian History and Society · Law · Public Administration
| Highly cited | No |
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