Introduction: Project two provided a complete national demographic analysis of variations in the Labor vote between 1966 and 1975. The demographic data was based on the application of the 1968 boundaries to the 1971 census results and the political data was based on national 1966-75 2PP votes and swings in the 1968 electorates. In
Introduction to Project 7 Key Groups for 1983 In this project I will deal with factors endogenous to the demographic model developed in projects one to six. This part will draw together and summarise the relevant material on long-run volatility, the groups which have drifted towards or away from Labor during 1966-80, the 1980 Australian
Introduction: One of the facts of political life in Australia is that swings at election time are never uniform. Table 6.1 presented below shows that since 1961 the range of swing has typically been about five times as large as the mean swing. Click to continue reading: Project 6 Key Seats
Introduction: The Australian Democrats were formed in mid-1977 under the leadership of ex-Liberal Minister Don Chipp. The party was formed primarily to provide a vehicle for the Victorian Senate Campaign of its Leader and to a lesser extent a power base in the Senate for the same man. In this context the aim of the
Project 1 – South Australian Research This project summarises demographic research into the South Australian elections of 1973 and 1975. The research was used by strategists to help plan the successful S.A. 1977 election campaign. Project one was included in the present report to show the background and development of demographic research techniques and
Project 4 – Part One Introduction: Projects two and three have provided a demographic analysis of variations in the Labor vote from 1966 to 1977, using the 1971 Census data and the 1968 boundaries. In 1976 a national census was taken which for the first time included questions dealing with income. In 1977 there
Project 2A 1966-75 Averages Introduction: This second project begins where the South Australian project ends. We start with an acceptable methodology and preliminary indications that a similar national analysis could find a strong relationship between class and vote, and weaker relationships between swing and both age and public housing tenancy. Click to continue reading:
One in four women work as professionals. Their support for Labor candidates steadily increased from 1980 under Coalition Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and by 2004, this support had levelled off to split 50/50 between Labor and the Coalition. However, the inner-urban professional seats – such as Melbourne Ports and Brisbane – swung to Coalition Leader
PROJECT 1 – South Australia 1973 to 1977 PROJECT 2A, B & C – Any election you win is a good result and 1972 was no different for Gough Whitlam and the It’s Time campaign. In 1972, Whitlam was backed up by a then record spending campaign organised by his new National Campaign Director Mick Young,
