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Preselection

Preselection is the process by which a candidate is selected, usually by a political party, to contest an election for political office. It is also referred to as candidate selection. It is a fundamental function of political parties. The preselection process may involve the party's executive or leader selecting a candidate or be some contested process.…

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Preselection controversies and scandals

Branch stackingAustralian Labor PartyQueenslandElectoral fraud
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CandidatePolitical partyElectionResponsible governmentThe executive
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Variables in the preselection process

Primary electionsFlemish and Francophone
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General

A. RanneyAmerican Enterprise Institute
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Australia

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Preselection

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related to General · 37
Preselection → Adopting Party Law, American Enterprise Institute, Butler, Candidate Selection, Comparative Perspective, Comparative Study, Comparing Democracies, Competitive, Democracy, Elections, Gallagher, Gatekeepers, Graeme Orr, International Affairs, Kenneth Janda, Lawrence LeDuc, London, Marsh, National Democratic Institute, Overseeing
related to Additional rules governing preselection · 20
Preselection → ACT Liberal, Australia, Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Australian Labor Party, Belgian Christian Social, Canada, February, Flemish, For, Francophone, Gender, German Social Democratic Party, However, In, In Australia, In Belgium, Liberal Party, Some, There, Tim Wilson
related to Australia · 16
Preselection → April, Australian Politics, Candidate Pre-selection, Gary Johns, IPA Review, Journal, Legislative Studies, Lyle Allan, Marian Simms, No, Parliament, Parties, Politics, Students, Vol, Year
related to Definition · 10
Preselection → Australian Labor Party, In, In Australia, It, Liberal Party, One, The ALP, These, Westminster, Westminster-style
related to Preselection controversies and scandals · 6
Preselection → Australian, Australian Labor Party, Queensland, Queensland Parliament, The, While
related to Eligibility to stand · 3
Preselection → Eligibility, In Indonesia, This
related to System used by the body to make the choice · 2
Preselection → Australian, United States
is a · 1
Preselection → process by which a candidate is selected
related to Variables in the preselection process · 1
Preselection → Eligibility

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party candidates candidate political selection parties may process election pp selected executive members australia also australian elections system rules states

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Preselectionis aprocess by which a candidate is selected0.90text
personal character or internal party issuesinstance ofThis may include examination of issues0.80text
and lead to candidates being eliminated.Membership of the preselecting bodyThe bodies that most commonly preselect candidates for political officeinstance ofThis may include examination of issues0.80text
all voters or registered votersinstance ofthe selectors may be a broader group0.80text
decentralisation of decision-makinginstance ofor to facilitate other party objectives0.80text
and lead to candidates being eliminatedinstance ofThis may include examination of issues0.80text
a party executive or candidate selection committeeinstance ofare party members or party organisations0.80text
Preselectionrelated to Additional rules governing preselectionSome0.60section
Preselectionrelated to Additional rules governing preselectionIn0.60section
Preselectionrelated to Additional rules governing preselectionAustralia0.60section
Preselectionrelated to Additional rules governing preselectionCanada0.60section
Preselectionrelated to Additional rules governing preselectionHowever0.60section

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