The Social and Economic Determinants of Voting ‘Yes’ in South Australia’s Federation Referenda

William Coleman ()

CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

Abstract: The paper uses data from South Australia’s census of 1901 to throw light of the attributes of electors and electorates that encouraged or discouraged voting Yes in the 1898 and 1899 South Australian federation referenda. It concludes that British-birth and an industrial occupation contributed powerfully to voting No. It additionally concludes that in the 1899 referendum industrial occupation disappeared as a discouragement to voting Yes.

JEL-codes: D72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-12
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