
Absent Mandate
Strategies and Choices in Canadian Elections
University of Toronto Press
Published on 8. August 2019
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-1-4875-9481-7 (ISBN)
Description
Absent Mandate develops the crucial concept of policy mandates, distinguished from other interpretations of election outcomes, and addresses the disconnect between election issues and government actions. Emphasizing Canadian federal elections between 1993 and 2015, the book examines the Chretien/Martin, Harper, and Trudeau governments and the campaigns that brought them to power. Using data from the Canadian Election Studies and other major surveys, Absent Mandate documents the longstanding volatility in Canadian voting behaviour. The failure of elections to provide genuine policy mandates stimulates public discontent with the political process and widens the gap between the promise and the performance of Canadian democracy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
45 figures
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-9481-7 (9781487594817)
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Persons
Harold D. Clarke is the Ashbel Smith Professor in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Jane Jenson is a professor emerita in the Department of Political Science at the Universite de Montreal.
Lawrence LeDuc is a professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.
Jon H. Pammett is a distinguished research professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University.
Jane Jenson is a professor emerita in the Department of Political Science at the Universite de Montreal.
Lawrence LeDuc is a professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.
Jon H. Pammett is a distinguished research professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University.
Content
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
1. The Strategic Configuration of Canadian Democracy
2. Partisanship: Persistently Flexible
3. A Politics of Discontent
4. On the Issues
5. Leading the Campaign
6. Performance Politics and Electoral Volatility
7. Policy, Performance ... Mandate?
8. Conclusion: Continuities amid Change
Appendix A. Political Parties' Percentages of the Vote, 1965-2015 Federal Elections
Appendix B. Seats Won by Political Parties, 1965-2015 Federal Elections
Appendix C. Vote in the 2015 Federal Election by Province/Territory and Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Appendix D. Federal Party Identification by Region and Socio-Demographic Characteristics, 2015
Appendix E. Survey Data Sources
References
Index
List of Tables
Preface
1. The Strategic Configuration of Canadian Democracy
2. Partisanship: Persistently Flexible
3. A Politics of Discontent
4. On the Issues
5. Leading the Campaign
6. Performance Politics and Electoral Volatility
7. Policy, Performance ... Mandate?
8. Conclusion: Continuities amid Change
Appendix A. Political Parties' Percentages of the Vote, 1965-2015 Federal Elections
Appendix B. Seats Won by Political Parties, 1965-2015 Federal Elections
Appendix C. Vote in the 2015 Federal Election by Province/Territory and Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Appendix D. Federal Party Identification by Region and Socio-Demographic Characteristics, 2015
Appendix E. Survey Data Sources
References
Index