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The mother of all effects? Stability and change in Greens party identification in Australia
Tranter, Bruce Smith, Jonathan
Tranter, Bruce
Smith, Jonathan
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Abstract
The Australian Greens only formed as a national party in 1992. Here, some of the first young Australians able to inherit Greens party identity are examined. Analysis of youth cohort data from the state of Queensland, spanning 5 years (n = 2160; aged 17–22), shows that parental political affiliation (especially maternal affiliation) strongly influences Greens party identification as it does for the major parties. However, Greens are less likely than major party identifiers to exhibit stable party allegiances over time. Defections between Greens and Labor are also far more likely than between these parties and conservative parties (Liberals or Nationals). The comparatively recent formation of the Australian Greens accounts for the relative instability of Greens identity over time. Nevertheless, inter-generational transmission of Greens identity should translate into a relatively stable electoral base for the Greens, helping ensure they remain an influential presence in Australian federal politics.
Keywords
Australia, green parties, green voting, party idenfitication
Date
2019
Type
Journal article
Journal
Environmental Politics
Book
Volume
28
Issue
7
Page Range
1281-1304
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Non-faculty
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Open Access Status
Published as green open access
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Open
Open
Notes
This record includes an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Politics on 24 Sep 2018, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644016.2018.1518068