Compulsory voting, party stability and electoral advantage in Australia

Electoral Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-233

  Mackerras, M ^a   McAllister, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Elections; Parties; Voting

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033063090     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(98)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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