Read, Susan C2017-08-292017-08-291976b1206600http://hdl.handle.net/1885/124873A common preoccupation of both students and practitioners of politics has for long been the extent to which policy issues are relevant to electoral behaviour in representative systems of government. Although the focus of the debate has shifted over time, political scientists continue to argue whether theories of liberal democracy presuppose that electoral decisions are made on the basis of considered judgements about how a country is to be governed and whether, in fact, people actually do cast their votes with such considerations in mind.enAustralia. Parliament Elections, 1969Voting research Australia197610.25911/5d627139d86ad2017-08-25