Party Interests, Public Opinion and Institutional Preferences
Electoral System Change in New Zealand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234018 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James W Lamare (0000-0002-3999-4888), Jack Vowles (0000-0002-1954-7466) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 321-346 |
| Publication date | 1996-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10361149651085 |
| OpenAlex | W2061792902 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
Explanations of the origins of electoral systems tend to rely heavily on rational choice assumptions: essentially the common sense inference that political parties prefer electoral arrangements that promote their interests. Accounts of electoral system change in New Zealand support either a partisan interest interpretation on the basis of survey evidence from voters, or point to other deeper causes in historical, institutional and cultural phenomena. Using survey data from the 1993 referendum, covering both voters and political party elites, we seek to reconcile these approaches by establishing the limits of the party interest approach. We construct an argument which also stresses the effects of cultural and institutional variables-most notably, many New Zealanders' frustrated expectations that governments be accountable between elections as well as on election day, and their hopes that multi-party government may facilitate such accountability
Accountability · Argument (complex analysis · Construct (python library · Economics · Government (linguistics · Institutional change · Interpretation (philosophy · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public opinion · Referendum · Sociology · Survey data collection · Law · New Zealand Economic and Social Studies · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 50 |
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| Citations per year | 1,79 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2022 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 50 |