Election
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Election

Heather MacIvor
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Featuring contributions from a highly respected roster of experts in various aspects of elections, this book covers the entire process, from the historical and legal dimensions, the campaigns and strategies, and the role of the media, to an overview of the theories and debates surrounding voter behaviour, and more.

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ISBN
978-1-55239-321-5
Page Count
292
Publisher
Emond Publishing
Publication Date
November 2009
Status
Available
Subjects
Political Science and Government
Tags
Higher Education Other

Part I: Overview

  1. Introduction (Heather MacIvor)
  2. Forty and Counting (John C. Courtney)
    • Appendix 1: Canadian Federal Election Results, 1867–Present
    • Appendix 2: A Brief History of Canadian Elections (Heather MacIvor)

Part II: Legal and Institutional Framework

  1. Understanding Electoral Systems (Dennis Pilon)
  2. Canada’s Election Law: Less Than Meets the Eye? (Heather MacIvor)
  3. Constituency Boundaries in Canada (Michael Pal and Sujit Choudhry)

Part III: Election Campaigning

  1. Constituency Campaigning in Canada (Munroe Eagles and Annika Hagley)
  2. Democracy and the Candidate Selection Process in Canada (Steve Patten)
  3. Campaign Strategy: Triage and the Concentration of Resources (Thomas Flanagan)
  4. Still Waiting for an Internet Prime Minister: Online Campaigning by Canadian Political Parties (Tamara A. Small)
  5. Polling as Modern Alchemy: Measuring Public Opinion in Canadian Elections (André Turcotte)

Part IV: The Canadian Voter

  1. Overview of Voter Behaviour Theories (Andrea Perrella)
  2. Voter Turnout (Lawrence LeDuc and Jon H. Pammett)
  3. Patterns of Party Identification (Joanna Everitt, Elisabeth Gidengil, Patrick Fournier, and Neil Nevitte)
  4. Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Political Cultures and Regions in Canada (Ailsa Henderson)

Glossary

Index

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