Peter Aimer: 3 books
Voters' Vengeance
1990 Election in New Zealand and the Fate of the Fourth Labour Government
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
The 1990 election in New Zealand produced the biggest landslide in 50 years, and Voters' Vengeance uses comprehensive survey research to explore why New Zealand voters reacted in this way. The answers to over 2000 questionnaires allow the sophisticated analysis of voter behavior. The authors discuss...
Towards Consensus?
The 1993 Election and Referendum in NZ
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Based on a nationwide survey of voters, this is a study of the historic 1993 New Zealand general election and referendum. It seeks to explain why New Zealanders made the choices they did - an extremely narrow majority for the National Party and a decision to shift to MMP representation.
Proportional Representation on Trial
New Zealand's Second MMP Election and After
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Tracing the transition of a democracy as it moves in between electoral systems, this book details the current and past public opinion surrounding New Zealand's 1999 election. As a result of the second election under the Mixed-Member Proportional (MMP) system, New Zealand elected a change in government,...