Mobilization and Support of Minor Parties
Australian Senate Elections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6314685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Todd Donovan (0000-0001-6098-5161, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 473-486 |
| Publication date | 2000-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068800006004005 |
| OpenAlex | W2113940364 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 24 |
This paper develops models of minor-party mobilization and electoral success. Models are estimated with data from Australian Senate elections from 1922 to 1998. Existing literature and the Australian experience demonstrate that long-term minor-party activity is conditioned by election rules, economic conditions and other factors. Australian Senate elections have been conducted under a variety of election rules, and thus provide a rare opportunity for modelling the effects of variation in these forces on minor-party activity. Results demonstrate that minor parties mobilize more candidates and receive more votes when electoral rules reduce the proportion of votes necessary to win a seat. Economic decline is also found to increase the mobilization of minor-party candidates and increase voter support
Democracy · Economics · Minor (academic · Mobilization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Single non-transferable vote · Variation (astronomy · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2023 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |