Should We Change How We Vote?
Evaluating Canada's Electoral System
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2017
249 pages
978-0-7735-5082-7 (ISBN)
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An evaluation of the current electoral system in response to calls for its reform.
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Andrew Potter | Daniel M. Weinstock | Peter Loewen
Should We Change How We Vote?
Evaluating Canada's Electoral System
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04/2017
McGill-Queen's University Press
€107.90
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Potter Andrew:
Andrew Potter is assistant professor at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.Weinstock Daniel M.:
Daniel M. Weinstock holds the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy in the Faculties of Law and Arts at McGill University.Andrew Potter is associate professor in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University. Daniel Weinstock is James McGill Professor in the Faculty of Law at McGill University and director of the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy. Peter Loewen is director of the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto.
Andrew Potter is assistant professor at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.Weinstock Daniel M.:
Daniel M. Weinstock holds the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy in the Faculties of Law and Arts at McGill University.Andrew Potter is associate professor in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University. Daniel Weinstock is James McGill Professor in the Faculty of Law at McGill University and director of the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy. Peter Loewen is director of the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto.
Content
- Cover
- SHOULD WE CHANGE HOW WE VOTE ?
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface: A Note from Charles Bronfman
- Introduction: The History and Politics of Electoral Reform
- PART ONE: GUIDING PRINCIPLES
- 1. Evaluating How We Vote - Again
- 2. The Complex Normative Landscape of Electoral Systems
- 3. Democratic Stability, Representation, and Accountability: A Case for Single-Member Plurality Elections in Canada
- 4. Electoral Reform Is Not a Rights Issue
- 5. The Imaginary Worlds of Electoral System Reform
- PART TWO: EVIDENCE AND EXPERIENCE
- 6. Voter Choice and Accountability: A Case for Caution about Electoral Reform
- 7. Electoral System Reform: Implications for Internal Party Democracy
- 8. Democratic Deliberation and Electoral Reform
- 9. Can Proportional Representation Lead to Better Political System Performance?
- 10. What Is the Problem that Electoral Reform Will Solve?
- PART THREE: ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVES
- 11. The Electoral System and Parliament's Diversity Problem: In Defense of the Wrongfully Accused
- 12. Indigenous Representation, Self-Determination, and Electoral Reform
- 13. Addressing Representational Deficits in Canadian Legislatures
- PART FOUR: HOW SHOULD WE DECIDE?
- 14. Public Consultation on Electoral Reform Through Referenda or Plebiscite: Recent Experience in British Columbia
- 15. Should We Have a Referendum?
- 16. A Modest Case for Constitutional Limits on Electoral Reform in Canada
- 17. Which Procedure for Deciding Election Procedures?
- Notes
- Contributors
