Elections in Asia and the Pacific : a data handbook. Volume 2, South East Asia, East Asia and the South Pacific

This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a first-ever compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia and Oceania from their independence to the present. Following the overall structure of the series, an initial comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each state of the region. Written by knowledgeable and renowned scholars, the contributions examine the evolution of institutional and electoral arrangements, and provide systematic surveys of the up-to-date electoral provisions and their historical development. Exhaustive statistics on national elections and referendums are given in each chapter. Together with the other books of this series, Elections in Asia and the Pacific is a highly reliable resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral systems world-wide. The second volume of Elections in Asia and the Pacific covers the Asia-Pacific area, i.e. the 30 independent states of East Asia (including Japan), South East Asia and the South Pacific (including Australia and New Zealand). Contents......Page 6 Notes on Editors and Contributors......Page 8 Technical Notes......Page 14 Elections and Electoral Systems in Asia. South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific......Page 18 South East Asia......Page 62 Brunei......Page 64 Cambodia......Page 70 Indonesia......Page 100 Laos......Page 146 Malaysia......Page 160 Philippines......Page 202 Singapore......Page 256 Thailand......Page 278 Vietnam......Page 338 East Asia......Page 360 China......Page 362 Japan......Page 372 Korea......Page 412 Korea......Page 428 Mongolia......Page 498 Taiwan......Page 542 South Pacific......Page 588 Australia......Page 590 Cook Islands......Page 638 Federated States of Micronesia......Page 650 Fiji Islands......Page 660 Kiribati......Page 690 Marshall Islands......Page 704 Nauru......Page 714 New Zealand......Page 722 Palau......Page 758 Papua......Page 780 Samoa......Page 796 Solomon Islands......Page 812 Tonga......Page 826 Tuvalu......Page 840 Vanuatu......Page 850 B......Page 866 C......Page 867 E......Page 868 G......Page 869 L......Page 870 P......Page 871 S......Page 873 V......Page 874 Elections in Asia, written by experts in the field, presents the first-ever compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia, and Oceania from their independence to the present. Exhaustive statistics on national elections and referendum are given in each chapter. The two volumes provides the definative resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral system worldwide. Elections in Asia, written by experts in the field, presents the first-ever compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia, and Oceania from their independence to the present. Exhaustive statistics on national elections and referendum are given in each case. The two volumes provids the definative resource for historical and cross-national comparisons and electoral system worldwide This work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia and Oceania from their independence to the beginning of the 21st century