Helena Catt
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Dr. Helena Catt | |
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| Born | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics, Edinburgh University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electoral law, democracy, voting patterns |
| Institutions | New Zealand Electoral Commission, Auckland University |
Helena Catt, from the UK, was a New Zealand public servant and is an expert in electoral practice.[1] She was the first female chief executive of the New Zealand Electoral Commission from 2004 to 2009 and was a professor in the Department of Political Studies, University of Auckland.[2]
She was also part of the New Zealand Productivity Commission and during her tenure had a series of publications including "Are Commissions Representative?: The Composition of Commissions of Inquiry created in New Zealand since 1970".[3]
Dr. Catt holds an MA (Hons) in Modern History and Politics from Edinburgh University and a PhD (on tactical voting) from the London School of Economics.[4]
She was the lead of the International Election Expert Research Team, observing the Catalan Referendum in 2017.[5]
