The 2007 Australian federal election was the first in which the online campaign and Web 2.0 technologies moved into the … mainstream. Though not the first election campaign where political parties had maintained an internet presence, it was the first … election issues and the first where online interactions between parties and party supporters were reported as real and breaking …

longstanding compulsory voting. However Australian turnout has seen a slight decline over recent elections, and understanding the … to vote. However, in contrast to international findings, there does not appear to be a generational effect in non-voting … in Australia – different generations are roughly equally likely to not vote when younger, and resume voting as they leave …

respect to choice in an election context. My data consist of a rich array of measures of voting behaviors and corresponding … ballot and voter population characteristics for a panel of electoral districts from three Australian federal election cycles …. Using these, I examine how the number of candidates, parties, and voting tickets on the ballot affect the share of voters (1 …