Dominance and Decline: Making Sense of Recent Canadian Elections

Elisabeth Gidengil; Neil Nevitte; Andre Blais; Joanna Everitt; Patrick Fournier

ISBN 10: 1442603895 / ISBN 13: 9781442603899

Published by University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dominance and Decline: Making Sense of Recent Canadian Elections
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442603895
• ISBN 13: 9781442603899
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • CANADIAN STUDIES

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Synopsis

Emerging from the 2000 federal election, the dominance of the Liberal Party seemed assured. By 2011, however, the situation had completely reversed: the Liberals suffered a crushing defeat, failing even to become the official opposition and recording their lowest ever share of the vote. Dominance and Decline provides a comprehensive, comparative account of Canadian election outcomes since 2000. The book explores the meaning of election outcomes within the context of the larger changes that have marked Canada's party system since 1988. It also demonstrates how noticeable trends can help to explain the radical results of the 2011 election.

About the Author

Elisabeth Gidengil is Hiram Mills Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship at McGill University. Neil Nevitte is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Andre Blais is professeur titulaire in the Department of Political Science at l?Universite de Montreal. Joanna Everitt is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John. Patrick Fournier is professeur agrege in the Department of Political Science at l?Universite de Montreal.