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Voting Behaviour in Australia

It is generally accepted that there are a number of long, medium and short term factors that determine the way people vote.

  1. Long Term Socio-Economic/Sociological Influences
    • Overview
    • Party Identification
    • Parental Inflence
    • Gender
    • Ethnicity
    • Class

  2. Medium Term Influences
    • Government Performance
    • Opposition Performance
    • Leadership
    • Economic Conditions
    • Political Events

  3. Short Term Influences



  • Are Swing Voters A Myth? - this article from the US publication, The New Republic, (June 26, 2002) discusses the phenomenon of the swinging voter, raising the question of whether political parties such as the Democratic Party (or the ALP here) should court the voters who have deserted it, or the voters moving towards it.

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