Elections in Canada -

Elections in Canada

People, Players, and Processes

Tamara Small, Royce Koop (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
336 Seiten
2025
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-5132-2 (ISBN)
105,95 inkl. MwSt
Drawing on contemporary analysis and historical reflection, Elections in Canada examines the multifaceted landscape shaping Canadian electoral processes.
Elections serve as a reflection not only of voter choices but also of the historical and legal context of a country’s governance. Emphasizing the significant influence of the electoral process, Elections in Canada examines the intricate relationships between voter preferences, historical and legal frameworks, campaign dynamics, political figures, and media platforms.

Organized into five comprehensive sections, the book provides a detailed exploration of Canadian electoral processes. Beginning with a broad examination of election administration, it situates the analysis within a wider democratic and comparative context. The book outlines key institutional building blocks and the unique constitutional and legislative settings that have evolved since Confederation. It analyses national campaigns, constituency campaigns, third parties, and journalists, as well as the pivotal role of political communication, debates, and polling. Reflecting on the diverse landscape of voter participation, the book considers the engagement of women, Indigenous peoples, racialized individuals, and LGBTQ2+ communities. It sheds light on landmark cases, discussing five pivotal elections that had long-standing impacts on the development of Canadian political history.

Ultimately, Elections in Canada draws on a variety of perspectives to provide politics students and instructors with a comprehensive overview of both contemporary and historical Canadian elections.

Tamara A. Small is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. Royce Koop is a professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba.

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments

1. Introduction
Tamara A. Small and Royce Koop

Part 1: The Institutional Setting

2. Canadian Election Administration in Transition
Keith Archer

3. Party and Election Finance Laws
Lisa Young

4. The Perennial Debate over Canada’s Electoral System
Harold Jansen

5. Drawing Boundaries: Electoral Redistribution in Canada
Kelly Saunders

6. Elections and Democracy
Holly Ann Garnett

Part 2: The Players

7. The National Campaign
Ian Brodie

8. The Constituency Campaigns
Royce Koop and Anthony M. Sayers

9 Third Parties in Canadian Elections: The Wild Card
Pauline E. Beange

10. Journalists: The Canadian News Media and Election Campaigns
Brooks DeCellia

Part 3: The Campaign

11. Political Communication in Canadian Campaigns: “Go Where the Voters Are”
Andrew J.A. Mattan and Tamara A. Small

12. The Debates: Party Strategists, Media Demands, and the Public Interest
Spencer McKay

13. The Campaign: Elections and Polling in the Twenty-First Century
Christopher Adams
 
Part 4: The People

14. Studying Voting Behaviour in Elections: Theory and Explanation
Christian Schimpf, Laura Stephenson, and Allison Harell 

15. Voter Turnout
Steve White

16. Gender and Elections
Melanee Thomas 

17. Racialized Canadians
Asif Hameed and Erin Tolley

18. Validating the Canadian Electoral Process or Indigenous Nationhoods? The Complexities of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Participation in Canadian Federal Elections
Chadwick Cowie

19. Lavender Elections: LGBTQ2+ Canadians and Voters in Canadian Elections 
Joanna Everitt and A. Wagner

20. The Rural-Urban Divide in Canadian Politics
Clark Banack
 
Part 5: Landmark Canadian Elections

21. Landmark Canadian Elections
Royce Koop and Tamara A. Small

The 13th Federal Election
The 14th Federal Election
The 24th Federal Election
The 34th Federal Election
The 35th Federal Election
The 42nd and 43rd Federal Elections

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 9.4.2025
Verlagsort Toronto
Sprache englisch
Maße 203 x 254 mm
Gewicht 1 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-4875-5132-0 / 1487551320
ISBN-13 978-1-4875-5132-2 / 9781487551322
Zustand Neuware
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