TY - BOOK AU - Penniman,Howard R. TI - New Zealand at the polls: the general election of 1978 T2 - AEI's at the polls studies SN - 0844733768 AV - JQ5892 .N5 U1 - 324.9931037 PY - 1980///] CY - Washington, D.C. PB - American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research KW - New Zealand KW - Parliament KW - Elections, 1978 KW - Elections KW - Political parties KW - Politics and government KW - 1972- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. New Zealand’s political system / Stephen Levine : The development of a New Zealand political identity ; The politics of change in the 1970s ; The 1978 election – and beyond -- 2. The electorate / Keith Ovenden : The population ; The quality of life ; Social structure -- 3. The electoral system and the 1978 election / Alan McRobie : The electoral framework ; The redistribution of electorates ; The regulation of elections ; A crisis of legitimacy? -- 4. Candidate selection and the 1978 general election / Keith Jackson : Procedures for choosing the candidates ; Incumbents ; The candidates ; Nonincumbent winning candidates in 1978 ; Conclusion ER -