Leadership or Policy? Explaining the 2015 Queensland Election Result
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20594591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul D Williams (0000-0002-9716-1294, Griffith University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 260-276 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Politics & History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9522 • E-ISSN: 1467-8497 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ajph.12462 |
| OpenAlex | W2800646730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Australian electoral politics historically have been described as stable, with hung parliaments rare and changes of government infrequent. However, the 2015 Queensland election, where a government with the largest parliamentary majority in Australian history was defeated after a single term in office, seriously challenges assumptions of Australian electoral stability, and determining the causes behind this result is therefore of significant scholarly interest. While many journalistic analyses of the 2015 Queensland election argue that the distinctive leadership style of Liberal‐National Party leader Campbell Newman was wholly or principally responsible for the government's defeat, this article argues the result emerged from a confluence of factors, with two — a contentious LNP policy to lease major government‐owned assets, and Campbell Newman's “combative” leadership style — of relatively equal significance as principal determinants
Democracy · Electoral politics · General election · Government (linguistics) · Lease · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Principal (computer security) · Sociology · Style (visual arts) · Australian History and Society · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · History · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |