Electorates Dropped for Analysis of Turnout


Vowles, J., ‘Electoral System Change, Generations, and Turnout in New Zealand, 1963-2005', forthcoming British Journal of Political Science, 2010.

SPSS syntax for dropping affected electorates (variable names and codes are in datasets)

2002

compute drpel=0.
if wel_02=17 drpel=1.
if wel_02=57 drpel=1.
if wel_02=62 drpel=1.
if wel_02=21 drpel=1.
if wel_02=20 drpel=1.
if wel_02=61 drpel=1.
if wel_02=63 drpel=1.
if wel_02=31 drpel=1.
if wel_02=6 drpel=1.
if wel_02=42 drpel=1.
if wel_02=68 drpel=1.
if wel_02=15 drpel=1.
if wel_02=12 drpel=1.

2005

compute drpel=0.
if pelect5=58 drpel=1.
if pelect5=7 drpel=1.
if pelect5=45 drpel=1.
if pelect5=50 drpel=1.
if pelect5=68 drpel=1.
if pelect5=6 drpel=1.
if pelect5=65 drpel=1.
if pelect5=67 drpel=1.
if pelect5=63 drpel=1.
if pelect5=64 drpel=1.
if pelect5=30 drpel=1.
if pelect5=55 drpel=1.
if pelect5=54 drpel=1.
if pelect5=41 drpel=1.
if pelect5=5 drpel=1.
if pelect5=56 drpel=1.
if pelect5=66 drpel=1.
if pelect5=48 drpel=1.