Changing electoral structures and regional representation in Western Australia: From countrymindedness to one vote one value

Space and Polity

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-225

  Davies, Amanda ^a   Tonts, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; LEGISLATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RURAL POLITICS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 37549041673     PISSN: 13562576     EISSN: 14701235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562570701811544     Document Type: Article

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