Prior research indicates that individuals prefer greater freedom of choice, but also that they experience choice overload such that they are better off when they face fewer options. I investigate the inherent motivational conflict with respect to choice in an election context. My data consist of...

This paper examines the effect of sexuality at the 2010 and 2013 Australian federal elections. This is the first study to investigate the impact of sexuality on the vote in Australia. It demonstrates that gay and lesbian communities have distinct voting patterns when controlling for...

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 in which Facebook friends of party leaders were...

The ability of expatriates to vote in their country of origin is of growing interest in a time of increased mobility across borders. Australian expatriates, numbering upwards of a million, tend to be young and educated. This article details the history of the right to vote from overseas in...

Turnout in Australian federal elections is consistently high by international standards, largely due to the effects of longstanding compulsory voting. However Australian turnout has seen a slight decline over recent elections, and understanding the factors that affect turnout are important for...