Waiting for the Wave
The Reform Party and the Conservative Movement
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2009
272 pages
978-0-7735-7527-1 (ISBN)
Description
In 1993, the neophyte Reform Party stunned the nation, winning 52 seats in the House of Commons, narrowly missing Official Opposition status. Having collected just 2% of the popular vote in the 1988 federal election, it garnered an astonishing 19% five years later.
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McGill-Queen's University Press
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Flanagan Tom:
Tom Flanagan is professor emeritus of political science, University of Calgary, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.Tom Flanagan is professor of political science at the University of Calgary, former director of research for the Reform Party, and former campaign manager for Stephen Harper's Conservative Party.
Tom Flanagan is professor emeritus of political science, University of Calgary, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.Tom Flanagan is professor of political science at the University of Calgary, former director of research for the Reform Party, and former campaign manager for Stephen Harper's Conservative Party.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 The Real Manning
- CHAPTER 2 The Common Sense of the Common People
- CHAPTER 3 Strategy
- CHAPTER 4 Positioning the Party
- CHAPTER 5 Going National
- CHAPTER 6 The Referendum Campaign
- CHAPTER 7 Intermission
- CHAPTER 8 Riding the Waves: The 1993 Election
- CHAPTER 9 Countdown to Victory?
- CHAPTER 10 Postscript
- CHAPTER 11 Update 2009
- APPENDIX: Models of Party Competition
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
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