Young people and intentional informal voting in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234467 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Hill (0000-0002-9098-7800, The University of Adelaide, corresponding author), Serrin Rutledge-Prior (0000-0002-8099-1718, The University of Adelaide) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 400-417 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/10361146.2016.1200534 |
| OpenAlex | W2490970419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 29 |
Compared to most other advanced democracies, Australia experiences fairly high levels of both intentional and unintentional informal (or invalid) voting. Using survey data obtained predominantly from the Australian Election Study and aggregate-level data derived mainly from the Australian Census, we explore whether young people are more likely to cast intentional informal votes. We also reflect on why they might do so. We find that young people are strongly implicated in the rising intentional informal vote rate. We also find that their motivations are linked to the following factors: the young are less likely to be members of political parties, less interested in electoral politics and tend to value voting less than the average citizen. Young people also report higher than average levels of cynicism about politics and lower levels of satisfaction with Australian democracy
Census · Cynicism · Democracy · Demographic economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Survey data collection · Value (mathematics · Voting · Demography · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting · Law · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |