Economic pessimism is behind the drift of voters to minor parties and independents

By Viet Nguyen, Principal Research Fellow, Macroeconomics Research Program, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Ferdi Botha, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Kyle Peyton, Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne

While minor parties lost seats this election due to preferences, their primary vote is the highest ever. This is largely due to voters’ frustration with poor economic management.

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