Palmerston politics : a study of a single electorate, 1905-11 : a research exercise presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History at Massey University
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1977
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Massey University
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Abstract
The Liberal enigma - a massive victory in 1905 to defeat seven
years later - has proved fascinating for historians particularly those
at Auckland University in the 1950's and 1960's. The work produced
varied from studies of the Dominion as a whole to those of a particular
region. It seems logical to take this one step further and to analyse
a single electorate. The advantage of a single electorate study appears
to lie in observing national politics at its lowest denominator. The
question is, did the politics of Palmerston
centre on localism, local
figures and local concerns, or on party politics and its cohesion and
discipline. [From Introduction]