341:
65:
22:
76:
is the act of serving food, drink, and other refreshments to influence people for political gain, often shortly before an election. In various countries, treating is considered a form of
68:
George Bingam's "The County
Election" (1852) shows the effects of the campaigns' "treating" the voters with alcoholic beverages: several of them are too drunk to stand without assistance.
221:
55:
This article is about treating in the sense of provision of food, drink, and refreshments for a person or group of people.. For treating in the context of social dating, see
95:
257:
40:
270:
382:
119:
115:
139:
35:
401:
207:
196:
185:
174:
311:
310:
Boyer. Election Law in Canada. Butterworths. 1987. vol 2. pp 719, 953, 965, 970, 990, 1050, 1059, 1067,
283:
276:
258:"The Origins of Sleaze: Visual Culture & Electoral Treating during the 1784 Westminster Election"
406:
222:"Electoral Commission polling place decision under fire amidst recount and voting irregularities"
375:
297:
80:, and is illegal as such. However, as long as the supplying of refreshments is not part of a
77:
263:
Morgan, "An
Eighteenth-Century Election in England" (1922) 37 Political Science Quarterly
8:
411:
107:
368:
111:
56:
30:
356:
325:
304:
226:
155:
127:
352:
123:
395:
82:
296:
Ermatinger. "Treating". Canadian
Franchise and Election Laws. 1886. Pages
328:. 1985. Pages 41 and 75. Revised version of University of Colombo thesis.
264:
340:
275:
Dickinson. The
Politics of the People in Eighteenth-century Britain.
284:
The
Elimination of Corrupt Practices in British Elections, 1868–1911
150:
64:
348:
94:
There was an offence of treating under section 94 of the
271:"Electoral Corruption in the Long Eighteenth Century"
314:, 1075, 1085, 1087, 1110, 1123, 1128, 1135 and 1157.
260:. ECPPEC Conference at Newcastle University, 2022.
110:relates to treating and defines the offence as a
393:
186:NZ Herald – Election 'treats' get just deserts
376:
303:McPherson. "Treating Voter during Election".
197:NZ Herald – MP in gun for 'carrot' in mailout
29:It has been suggested that this article be
383:
369:
86:for votes, etc., it is often not illegal.
219:
63:
394:
122:investigated the provision of food at
335:
15:
106:In New Zealand, section 217 of the
13:
220:Trafford, Will (9 November 2023).
14:
423:
133:
116:2023 New Zealand general election
339:
250:
20:
245:
326:Law of Parliamentary Elections
305:The Law of Elections in Canada
213:
201:
190:
179:
168:
140:Treating in the United Kingdom
101:
36:Treating in the United Kingdom
1:
161:
355:. You can help Knowledge by
318:
7:
290:
144:
96:Dominion Elections Act 1874
10:
428:
334:
137:
54:
89:
46:Proposed since June 2024.
126:while it was used as a
351:-related article is a
69:
175:NZ Legislation Online
72:In law and politics,
67:
402:Political corruption
120:Electoral Commission
324:Costa. "Treating".
208:Electoral Act 1993
108:Electoral Act 1993
70:
364:
363:
307:. 1905. Page 432.
57:treating (dating)
53:
52:
48:
419:
385:
378:
371:
343:
336:
239:
238:
236:
234:
217:
211:
205:
199:
194:
188:
183:
177:
172:
114:. Following the
112:corrupt practice
44:
24:
23:
16:
427:
426:
422:
421:
420:
418:
417:
416:
407:Electoral fraud
392:
391:
390:
389:
332:
321:
293:
253:
248:
243:
242:
232:
230:
218:
214:
206:
202:
195:
191:
184:
180:
173:
169:
164:
156:Electoral fraud
147:
142:
136:
128:polling station
104:
92:
60:
49:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
425:
415:
414:
409:
404:
388:
387:
380:
373:
365:
362:
361:
344:
330:
329:
320:
317:
316:
315:
308:
301:
292:
289:
288:
287:
280:
273:
268:
267:at 596 and 597
261:
256:Callum Smith.
252:
249:
247:
244:
241:
240:
212:
200:
189:
178:
166:
165:
163:
160:
159:
158:
153:
146:
143:
138:Main article:
135:
134:United Kingdom
132:
124:Manurewa Marae
103:
100:
91:
88:
51:
50:
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
424:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
399:
397:
386:
381:
379:
374:
372:
367:
366:
360:
358:
354:
350:
345:
342:
338:
337:
333:
327:
323:
322:
313:
309:
306:
302:
299:
295:
294:
285:
281:
278:
274:
272:
269:
266:
262:
259:
255:
254:
251:British Isles
229:
228:
223:
216:
209:
204:
198:
193:
187:
182:
176:
171:
167:
157:
154:
152:
149:
148:
141:
131:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
99:
97:
87:
85:
84:
79:
75:
66:
62:
58:
47:
42:
38:
37:
32:
27:
18:
17:
357:expanding it
346:
331:
246:Bibliography
231:. Retrieved
225:
215:
203:
192:
181:
170:
105:
93:
83:quid pro quo
81:
73:
71:
61:
45:
34:
233:19 November
102:New Zealand
396:Categories
162:References
78:corruption
412:Law stubs
319:Sri Lanka
282:O'Leary.
145:See also
74:treating
300:to 269.
286:. 1962.
210:, s 217
151:Bribery
41:Discuss
291:Canada
118:, the
90:Canada
31:merged
347:This
227:Stuff
33:into
353:stub
312:1074
277:p 29
235:2023
349:law
298:258
265:585
39:. (
398::
224:.
130:.
98:.
384:e
377:t
370:v
359:.
279:.
237:.
59:.
43:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
