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Article: Fed:ANU study shows female candidates recieve fewer votes than males
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- November 21, 2007
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AAP General News (Australia)
11-21-2007
Fed:ANU study shows female candidates recieve fewer votes than males
By Susanna Dunkerley
CANBERRA, Nov 21 AAP - If Malcolm Turnbull was a woman he would receive 600 fewer votes
on Saturday, an academic claims.
That's because voters favour male candidates over female candidates, according to a
study by the Australian National University (ANU).
ANU economist Dr Andrew Leigh and Oxford University student Amy King found that female
candidates, on average, receive 0.6 per cent fewer votes than their male party counterparts.
"If Malcolm Turnbull (the Member for Wentworth) was in a dress then he would receive
600 fewer votes," Dr Leigh said.
The ...