Elizabeth McLeay

Elizabeth McLeay
Nationality New Zealand
Academic work
Discipline Political studies

Elizabeth McLeay is a New Zealand political science academic. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University of Wellington.[1] She actively collaborates with constitutional law experts at Victoria University.[2]

She was part of a group of 19 law and politics academics who criticised the so-called "waka jumping" Bill, which was part of the Labour-NZ First Coalition Agreement.[3]

In 2018 she published In Search of Consensus: New Zealand’s Electoral Act 1956 and its Constitutional Legacy.[4][5][2]

Personal life

Her partner is Les Holborow.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Staff | School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations | Victoria University of Wellington". www.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  2. 1 2 "Book Review: In Search of Consensus: New Zealand's Electoral Act 1956 and its Constitutional Legacy, by Elizabeth McLeay". 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  3. ↑ "Waka-jumping legislation 'undemocratic' say experts". Radio New Zealand. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  4. ↑ "AFTERGLOW: Towards Democratic Renewal & In Search of Consensus – Palmer, Butler & McLeay". Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  5. ↑ "Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Building an understanding of how we're governed – one book at a time". wellington.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  6. ↑ "Elizabeth McLeay's launch speech for In Search of Consensus". Victoria University Press. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
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