Dahl, R. A. (1956). A Preface to Democratic Theory. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
2.
Gillespie, N. T. (1977). Effects of an Electoral Mandate in Law. People and Planning. March, 16–17.
3.
Goldstein, R.; Alley, R. [eds] (1975). Labour in Power: Promise and Performance. Wellington: Price Milburn.
4.
Harper, D. G. (1955). The Doctrine of the Mandate with particular reference to its development in New Zealand. Unpublished M.A. thesis, Victoria University of Wellington.
5.
Jackson, K. (1973). New Zealand: Politics of Change. Wellington: A. H. and A. W. Reed.
6.
Jennings, W. I. (1959).The Law and the Constitution. London: University of London Press.
7.
Levine, Stephen [ed.] (1978). Politics in New Zealand. Sydney: Allen and Unwin.
8.
Mayo, H. B. (1960). An Introduction to Democratic Theory. New York: Oxford University Press.
9.
Mitchell, Austin (1969). Politics and People in New Zealand. Christchurch: Whit-comb and Tombs.
10.
New Zealand Parliamentary Debates. Wellington: Government Printer. Vols. 382 (1973), 403 (1976).
11.
New Zealand Law Reports, Wellington: Government Printer, 615 (1971).
12.
Otago Daily Times. Dunedin: New Zealand. Press, Christchurch: New Zealand.
13.
Scott, K. J. (1962). The New Zealand Constitution. Oxford: Clarendon Press.