NZES Bibliography

See below for a list of publications featuring New Zealand Election study data. If you have used NZES data, we’d like to add your work to this list. Please email nzes@auckland.ac.nz.

2019

Eder, C., & Jedinger, A. (2019). FAIR national election studies: How well are we doing? European Political Science: EPS, 18(4), 651-668.

Greaves, L. M. (2019, December). Māori Views of Government and Politics in the New Zealand Elecion Study since 1990. Paper presented at the Australian Society for Quantitative Political Science conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Huang, Y., Osborne, D., & Sibley, C. G. (2019). Sociodemographic factors associated with attitudes towards abortion in New Zealand. The New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1497), 9-20.

Mittal, P. (2019). Electoral Reform in New Zealand. Undergraduate Journal of Political Science, 12(1), 95-112.

Vowles & J. Curtin (Eds.). (2020). A populist exception? The 2017 New Zealand general election. Acton, Australia: ANU Press.

2016

Cotterell, G., & Von Randow, M. (2016). From expectational to aspirational citizenship?: The changing attitudes of the working and middle classes in Aotearoa/New Zealand 1990-2014. New Zealand Sociology, 31(7), 115.

Crothers, C. (2016). Has the tide embedding Neoliberalism turned?: An update of recent New Zealand opinion studies. New Zealand Sociology, 31(1), 190-200.

Donovan, T., Redlawsk, D., & Tolbert, C. (2016, September). The right-wing populist appeal of Donald Trump in comparative perspective. Paper presented at the meeting of the Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Annual Conference, Canterbury, UK.

Humpage, L. (2016). ‘A Common Sense of the Times’? Neo‐liberalism and Changing Public Opinion in New Zealand and the UK. Social Policy & Administration, 50(1), 79-98.

Humpage, L., & Baillie, S. (2016). Workfare: conditioning the attitudes of benefit recipients towards social security?. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, 32(1), 17-35.

2015

Aminnaseri, A., & Reci, I. M. (2015, July). The economic bias of the turnout and a theory of economic inequality under different electoral rules: the case of New Zealand. Paper presented at the meeting of the Ecineq Conference, Luxembourg.

Boyd, M., & Bahador, B. (2015). Media coverage of New Zealand’s 2014 election campaign. Political Science, 67(2), 143-160.

Crothers, C. (2015). Using the Internet in New Zealand elections and support for e-voting. Political Science, 67(2), 125-142.

Dunn, K. (2015). Voice, representation and trust in parliament. Acta Politica, 50(2), 171-192.

Humpage, L. (2015). The ‘grit’ beneath neoliberalism’s wheels: Harnessing ambivalence in public opinion to galvanise social citizenship. New Zealand Sociology, 30(2), 87-101.

Jou, W. (2015). Influences on citizens’ electoral system preferences: a comparative study of Britain and New Zealand. Parliamentary Affairs, 69(3), 621-641.

Lamare, J. R., & Lamare, J. W. (2015). Electoral reform, situational forces, and political confidence: Results from a multi-wave panel. Electoral Studies, 40, 361-371.

Lees-Marshment, J., Dufresne, Y., Eady, G., Osborne, D., van der Linden, C., & Vowles, J. (2015). Vote Compass in the 2014 New Zealand election: Hearing the voice of New Zealand voters. Political Science, 67(2), 94-124.

Miller, R. (2015). Democracy in New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.

Murchison, A. (2015). Changing Communications? Political Parties and Web 2.0 in the 2011 New Zealand General Election. In G. Lachapelle & P. Maarek (Eds.), Political Parties in the Digital Age: The Impact of New Technologies in Politics (pp. 93-110). Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.

Satherley, N., Milojev, P., Greaves, L. M., Huang, Y., Osborne, D., Bulbulia, J., & Sibley, C. G. (2015). Demographic and psychological predictors of panel attrition: Evidence from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. PLoS One, 10(3), 71-95.

Townrow, C. (2015). Inequality and voter turnout: Examining the impact of subjective experiences of inequality on voter abstention (Master’s thesis, University of Auckland).

2014

Crothers, C. (2014). Social class in New Zealand: A review based on survey evidence. New Zealand Sociology, 29(3), 90-127.

Humpage, L. (2014). Policy change, public attitudes and social citizenship: Does neoliberalism matter? Bristol, United Kingdom: Policy Press.

Medeiros, M., & Noël, A. (2014). The forgotten side of partisanship: Negative party identification in four Anglo-American democracies. Comparative Political Studies, 47(7), 1022-1046.

Sheppard, J. (2014, September). The effects of online activity on democratic satisfaction: Evidence from the Westminster democracies. Paper presented at the meeting of The Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Vowles, J. (Ed.). (2014). The New Electoral Politics in New Zealand: the Significance of the 2011 Election. Wellington, New Zealand: Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.

2013

Coffé, H. (2013). Gender and party choice at the 2011 New Zealand general election. Political Science, 65(1), 25-45.

Gibson, J., Kim, B., Stillman, S., & Boe-Gibson, G. (2013). Time to vote? Public Choice, 156(3-4), 517-536.

Iusitini, L. (2013). The political engagement of Pacific peoples in New Zealand (Doctoral dissertation, Auckland University of Technology).

Iusitini, L., & Crothers, C. (2013). Turnout and voting choices at general elections of Pacific peoples in New Zealand. Political Science, 65(2), 157-177.

Jou, W. (2013). Public opinion and electoral system preference in New Zealand: a longitudinal study. Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, 51(4), 524-548.

O’Brien, T. (2013). Leaving the minors: the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand and the 2011 general election. Representation, 49(1), 69-81.

Riambau-Armet, G. (2013). Three essays on strategic political behavior in proportional representation systems (Doctoral dissertation, Boston University).

Skilling, P. (2013). Egalitarian Myths in New Zealand: a review of public opinion data on inequality and redistribution. New Zealand Sociology, 28(2), 16–43.

2012

Humpage, L. (2012, June). Intersections between indigenous politics and social citizenship: a case study of Māori in New Zealand. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association Conference, Edmonton, Canada.

Humpage, L. (2012). Understanding Maori and Pasifika attitudes towards employment and the unemployed. New Zealand Sociology, 27(2), 29-53.

Johnston, R. (2012, June). The class basis of Canadian elections. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association Conference, Edmonton, Canada.

New Zealand Electoral Commission. (2012). Report of the Electoral Commission on the review of the MMP voting system. https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/what-is-new-zealands-system-of-government/2012-mmp-review/

Singh, S. P. (2012). Where do parties live? Electoral institutions, party incentives, and the dimensionality of politics. Social Science Quarterly, 93(4), 950-967.

Vowles, J. (2012, November). Down, down, down: Turnout in New Zealand from 1946 to the 2011 election. Paper presented at the meeting of the Annual Conference of the New Zealand Political Studies Association, Wellington, New Zealand.

2011

Esaiasson, P. (2011). Electoral losers revisited – How citizens react to defeat at the ballot box. Electoral Studies, 30(1), 102-113.

Humpage, L. (2011). Changing policy, changing attitudes? Public opinion on employment relations in New Zealand, 1990–2008. Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 6(1-2), 86-99.

Humpage, L. (2011). Neo-liberal reform and attitudes towards social citizenship: a review of New Zealand public opinion data 1987-2005. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 37, 1-14.

Humpage, L. (2011). What do New Zealanders think about welfare? Policy Quarterly, 7(2), 8-13.

Kittilson, M. C., & Schwindt-Bayer, L. (2011, September). From Westminster system to proportional representation: The dynamics of the gender gap in political involvement in New Zealand. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

King-Hele, S. A. (2011). The dynamics of religious change: A comparative study of five western countries (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Manchester).

Vowles, J. (2011). Why voters prefer coalitions: Rationality or norms? Political Science, 63(1), 126-145.

2010

Bowler, S., Karp, J. A., & Donovan, T. (2010). Strategic coalition voting: evidence from New Zealand. Electoral Studies, 29(3), 350-357.

Cox, N., & Miller, R. (2010). Monarchy or republic? In R. Miller (Ed.), New Zealand Government and Politics (4th ed., pp. 130-144). Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.

Donald, H. (2010). Principled non-voters and postmaterialist theory: An exploratory analysis of young principled non-voters in New Zealand (Master’s thesis, University of Canterbury).

Gibbons, M. (2010). Income and occupational intergenerational mobility in New Zealand (Vol. 10, No. 06). Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Treasury.

Humpage, L. (2010). Towards welfare solutions: Public attitudes and how we should ‘frame’ the debate. In M. Claire Dale, S. St John, L. Humpage, M. O’Brien, & J. Timmins (Eds.), Rethinking Welfare for the 21st Century: Forum Proceedings. Auckland, New Zealand: Child Poverty Action Group.

Jou, W. (2010). The impact of supporters’ ideological preferences on parties’ coalition choices: Evidence from New Zealand and Japan. Political Science, 62(2), 166-188.

Matthews, J. S., & Johnston, R. (2010). The campaign dynamics of economic voting. Electoral Studies, 29(1), 13-24.

McGuinness Institute (2010). Effective Māori representation in parliament: Working towards a national sustainable development strategy (No. 8).

Vowles, J. (2010). Electoral system change, generations, competitiveness and turnout in New Zealand, 1963–2005. British Journal of Political Science, 40(4), 875-895.

Vowles, J. (2010). Making a difference? Public perceptions of coalition, single-party, and minority governments. Electoral Studies, 29(3), 370-380.

Wilson, E. (2010). Electoral reform and the correct vote: The case of New Zealand (Master’s thesis, University of Calgary).

2009

Crampton, E. (2009). Political ignorance and policy preferences. Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury.

Gidengil, E., Everitt, J., & Banducci, S. (2009). Do voters stereotype female party leaders? Evidence from Canada and New Zealand. In S. Bashkevin (Ed.) Opening Doors Wider: Women’s Political Engagement in Canada (pp. 167-193). Vancouver, Canada: UBC Press.

James, C. (2009). Generational change and participation. Australasian Parliamentary Review, 24(1), 4–9.

Karp, J. A. (2009). Candidate effects and spill-over in mixed systems: Evidence from New Zealand. Electoral Studies, 28(1), 41-50.

Littvay, L. (2009). Questionnaire design considerations with planned missing data. Review of Psychology, 16(2), 103-114.

Miller, R., & Vowles, J. (2009). Public Attitudes Towards MMP and Coalition Government. New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law, 7(1), 93-110.

Lees-Marshment, J. (2009). New Zealand political marketing: Marketing communication rather than the product?. In J. Lees-Marshment, J. Stromback, & C. Rudd (Eds.), Global Political Marketing (pp. 83-99). London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Vowles, J. (2009). The 2008 Election: Why National Won. In R. Miller (Ed.), New Zealand Government and Politics (pp. 365-382). Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.

2008

Charlwood, A., & Haynes, P. (2008). Union Membership Decline in New Zealand, 1990—2002. Journal of Industrial Relations, 50(1), 87-110.

Humpage, L. (2008). Radical change or more of the same? Public attitudes towards social citizenship in New Zealand since neoliberal reform. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 43(2), 215-230.

Karp, J. A., Banducci, S. A., & Bowler, S. (2008). Getting out the vote: Party mobilization in a comparative perspective. British Journal of Political Science, 38(1), 91-112.

Qvortrup, M. (2008). Citizen Initiated Referendums (CIRS) in New Zealand: a comparative appraisal. Representation, 44(1), 69-78.

Stephens, G. (2008). Electoral Reform and the Centralisation of the New Zealand National Party (Master’s thesis, Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka).

Van de Walle, S., Van Roosbroek, S., & Bouckaert, G. (2008). Trust in the public sector: is there any evidence for a long-term decline? International Review of Administrative Sciences, 74(1), 47-64.

Vowles, J. (2008). The Genie in the Bottle: Is New Zealand’s MMP System Here to Stay? In M. Frances & J. Tully (Eds.), In the Public Interest: Essays in Honour of Professor Keith Jackson (pp. 105-125). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury Press.

Wilson, E., & O’Neill, B. (2008, June). The realities of electoral reform: Voter behaviour before and after electoral reform in New Zealand. Paper presented at the meeting of the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association Meetings, Vancouver, Canada.

2007

Fitzgerald, E., Stevenson, B., & Tapiata, J. (2007). Māori Electoral Participation: A Report Produced for the Electoral Commission. Wellington, New Zealand: Electoral Commission.

McLeay, E., & Vowles, J. (2007). Redefining constituency representation: The roles of New Zealand MPs under MMP. Regional and Federal Studies, 17(1), 71-95.

Miller, G. (2007). Why Small Parties Fail: a Case Study of Act New Zealand. Political Science, 59(2), 79-95.

Park, S. J. (2007). Political participation of “Asian” New Zealanders: a case study of ethnic Chinese and Korean New Zealanders (Doctoral dissertation, University of Auckland).

2006

Bowler, S., Donovan, T., & Karp, J. A. (2006). Why politicians like electoral institutions: Self-interest, values, or ideology? The Journal of Politics, 68(2), 434-446.

Donovan, T., & Karp, J. A. (2006). Popular support for direct democracy. Party Politics, 12(5), 671-688.

Haynes, P., & Charlwood, A. (2006). Union Membership Decline in New Zealand, 1990-2002. High Road or Low Road, 245-256.

Johnston, R., & Vowles, J. (2006). Strategic Learning in Campaigns With Proportional Representation: Evidence From New Zealand. In H. E. Brady & R. Johnston (Eds.), Capturing Campaign Effects (pp. 280-306). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Karp, J. A. (2006). Political knowledge about electoral rules: Comparing mixed member proportional systems in Germany and New Zealand. Electoral Studies, 25(4), 714-730.

Matthews, J. S. (2006, June). Partisan bias, economic perception, and the campaign. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association Annual Meetung, Toronto, Canada.

Vowles, J. (2006). Voting. In R. Miller (Ed.), New Zealand Government and Politics (pp. 315-326). Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.

Vowles, J., & Bean, C. (2006). Electoral politics: Does globalisation matter? Australian Journal of Political Science, 41(2), 273-288.

Vowles, J., Banducci, S. A., & Karp, J. A. (2006). Forecasting and evaluating the consequences of electoral change in New Zealand. Acta Politica, 41(3), 267-284.

2005

Haynes, P., Vowles, J., & Boxall, P. (2005). Explaining the younger–older worker union density gap: evidence from New Zealand. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 43(1), 93-116.

Karp, J. A., & Brockington, D. (2005). Social desirability and response validity: A comparative analysis of overreporting voter turnout in five countries. The Journal of Politics, 67(3), 825-840.

Laugesen, M. (2005). Why some market reforms lack legitimacy in health care. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 30(6), 1065–1100.

McVey, A., & Vowles, J. (2005). Virtuous circle or cul de sac? Social capital and political participation in New Zealand. Political Science, 57(1), 5-20.

Vowles, J. (2005). New Zealand: The Consolidation of Reform. In M. Gallagher & P. Mitchell (Eds.), The Politics of Electoral Systems (pp. 295-312). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

2004

Aimer, P., Banducci, S., Karp, J., Miller, R., & Vowles, J. (Eds.) (2004). Voters’ Veto: the 2002 election in New Zealand and the consolidation of minority government. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.

Banducci, S. A., Donovan, T., & Karp, J. A. (2004). Minority representation, empowerment, and participation. The Journal of Politics, 66(2), 534-556.

Donovan, T., Bowler, S., Hanneman, R., & Karp, J. (2004). Social groups, sport and political engagement in New Zealand: Research note. Australian Journal of Political Science, 39(2), 405-419.

Vowles, J. (2004). Civic engagement in New Zealand: decline or demise. Unpublished paper, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

2003

Banducci, S. A., & Karp, J. A. (2003). How elections change the way citizens view the political system: campaigns, media effects and electoral outcomes in comparative perspective. British Journal of Political Science, 33(3), 443-467.

Johnston, R., & Pattie, C. (2003). Evaluating an Entropy‐Maximizing Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem: Split‐Ticket Voting in New Zealand, 1999. Geographical Analysis, 35(1), 1-23.

Johnston, R., & Pattie, C. (2003). Spatial variations in straight-and split-ticket voting and the role of constituency campaigning at New Zealand’s first two MMP elections: Individual-level tests. Australian Journal of Political Science, 38(3), 535-547.

Vowles, J. (2003, April). Before and after: Campaign influences on voting choices at the 2002 New Zealand election. Paper presented at the meeting of the New Zealand Political Studies Association Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

2002

Aimer, P., Banducci, S., Karp, J., Sullivan, A., & Vowles, J. (2002). Proportional representation on trial: The 1999 New Zealand General Election and the Fate of MMP. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.

Aimer, P., & Miller, R. (2002). Partisanship and principle: Voters and the New Zealand electoral referendum of 1993. European Journal of Political Research, 41(6), 795-809.

Bale, T., & Roberts, N. S. (2002). Plus ça change…? Anti-party sentiment and electoral system change: a New Zealand case study. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 40(2), 1-20.

Banducci, S. (2002, February). The changing nature of representation in New Zealand: Evaluations of the party list. Paper presented at the meeting of the Fulbright Program, Lisbon, Portugal.

Denemark, D., & Bowler, S. (2002). Minor parties and protest votes in Australia and New Zealand: locating populist politics. Electoral Studies, 21(1), 47-67.

Karp, J. A., Vowles, J., Banducci, S. A., & Donovan, T. (2002). Strategic voting, party activity, and candidate effects: testing explanations for split voting in New Zealand’s new mixed system. Electoral Studies, 21(1), 1-22.

Statistics New Zealand. (2002, September). The measurement of social capital in New Zealand. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Conference on Social Capital Measurement, London, UK.

Vowles, J. (2002). Did the polls influence the vote? A case study of the 1999 New Zealand general election. Political Science, 54(1), 67-77.

Vowles, J. (2002). Offsetting the PR effect? Party mobilization and turnout decline in New Zealand, 1996-99. Party Politics, 8(5), 587-605.

2001

Karp, J. A., & Bowler, S. (2001). Coalition government and satisfaction with democracy: An analysis of New Zealand’s reaction to proportional representation. European Journal of Political Research, 40(1), 57-79.

2000

Vowles, J. (2000). The New Zealand Election Study. Political Science, 52(2), 150-157.

Vowles, J., Karp, J. A., & Banducci, S. A. (2000, August). Proportional representation on trial: Elite vs. mass opinion on electoral system change in New Zealand. Paper presented at the meeting of the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association, Washington. D.C.

1999

Banducci, S. A., & Karp, J. A. (1999). Perceptions of fairness and support for proportional representation. Political Behavior, 21(3), 217-238.

Banducci, S. A., Donovan, T., & Karp, J. A. (1999). Proportional representation and attitudes about politics: results from New Zealand. Electoral Studies, 18(4), 533-555.

Karp, J. A., & Banducci, S. A. (1999). The impact of proportional representation on turnout: Evidence from New Zealand. Australian Journal of Political Science, 34(3), 363-377.

1998

Aimer, P., Banducci, S., Karp, J., & Vowles, J. (Eds.) (1998). Voters’ Victory?: New Zealand’s First Election Under Proportional Representation. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.

1996

Lamare, J. W., & Vowles, J. (1996). Party interests, public opinion and institutional preferences: Electoral system change in New Zealand. Australian Journal of Political Science, 31(3), 321-346.

1995

Aimer, P., & Catt, H., Vowles, J., Lamare, J., & Miller, R. (1995). Towards Consensus? The 1993 General Election in New Zealand and the Transition to Proportional Representation. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.

McAllister, I., & Studlar, D. T. (1995). New politics and partisan alignment: values, ideology and elites in Australia. Party Politics, 1(2), 197-220.

1994

Aimer, P., & Vowles, J. (Eds.) (1994). Double Decision: The 1993 Election and Referendum in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Politics, Victoria University of Wellington.

McAllister, I., & Vowles, J. (1994). The rise of new politics and market liberalism in Australia and New Zealand. British Journal of Political Science, 24(3), 381-402.

1993

Aimer, P., & Vowles, J. (1993). Voters’ Vengeance: The 1990 Election in New Zealand and the Fate of the Fourth Labour Government. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.

Aimer, P. (1993). Was there a gender gap in New Zealand in 1990? Political Science, 45(1), 112-121.