Environmental Activism and Political Outcomes

Quynh Do () and Pushkar Maitra ()
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Quynh Do: Curtin University
Pushkar Maitra: Monash University

No 2025-05, Monash Economics Working Papers from Monash University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Activism against climate change is becoming more common globally. There is, however, little evidence on how such activism affects political outcomes. We examine the impact of the Stop-Adani convoy, a protest led by the former leader of the Greens against the proposed Adani Carmichael coal mine in Queensland Australia, on the electoral outcomes in the 2019 Australian federal election. We find that relative to 2016, the Liberal-National Coalition vote share in 2019 was 10 percent higher along the route of the convoy. In addition, mining engagement in the area significantly and positively affected the Coalition vote share. Surprisingly, the convoy had little positive electoral effects for the Greens. Residents of mining regions exhibited lower environmental consciousness and more socially conservative attitudes, and were more likely to vote for the more conservative Coalition.

Keywords: Environmental Activism; Electoral Outcomes; Australia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 P18 Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-05
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