Youth Electoral Study (YES)

Report 4: Youth, Political Parties and the Intention to Vote

Authors: Kathy Edwards Centre for Research and Teaching in Civics University of Sydney
Lawrence J. Saha as School of Social Sciences The Australian National University
Murray Print Centre for Research and Teaching in Civics University of Sydney

Date: 2007

Youth Electoral Study (YES) – Report 4: Youth, Political Parties and the Intention to Vote [PDF 196KB].

The views and interpretations in this report are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Australian Electoral Commission, or to any individual acting on its behalf.

• 1. The YES Project
  • 1.1 Project Objectives
• 2. Political Parties in Australian Democracy
  • 2.1: Australian Political Parties in the 21st Century
• 3. Youth and Party Politics
  • 3.1 What Do Youth Know About Political Parties?
  • 3.2 Student Perceptions of Their Party Leanings, by Sex of Student
  • 3.3 Student Perceptions of Own and Parents' Party Leanings
  • 3.4 Party Inheritance and Party Reproduction
  • 3.5: Party Leanings and Sufficient Knowledge to Vote
• 4: Changes in Youth Party Leanings over Time
• 5. Party Preference and Intention to Vote
• 6. Party Identity and the Propensity to Vote
• 7. Why Do Some Young Australians Identify With a Political Party?
• 8. Conclusion: The Policy Implications of Youth Party Identity for Enrolment and Voting
• References