Synopses & Reviews
Written by the foremost authorities, The Canadian Federal Election of 2015 provides a complete investigation of the election.
A comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaigns and the election outcome, these chapters written by leading academics examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties. Electoral analysts present authoritative studies of the Conservatives (Faron Ellis and Paul Wells), the Liberals (Brooke Jeffrey), the New Democrats (David McGrane), the Bloc Quebecois (Eric Belanger and Richard Nadeau), and the Green Party (Susan Harada).
Also featured in this volume are chapters on the nature of local campaigning (Allan Thompson), polls (David Coletto), the campaign in the media (Mary Francoli, Josh Greenberg and Christopher Waddell), the debates (Andre Turcotte), and women in politics (Brenda O'Neill and Melanee Thomas). The book concludes with a detailed analysis of voting behaviour in 2015 (Harold Clarke, Marianne Stewart and Tom Scotto) and an assessment of the Stephen Harper dynasty (Jon H. Pammett and Lawrence LeDuc). Appendices contain all of the election results.
Synopsis
The Canadian Federal Election of 2015 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and the election outcome. The chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties, and the changing nature of Canadian electoral politics.
Synopsis
The Canadian Federal Election of 2015 is the tenth volume in a series that has chronicled every national election campaign since 1984. Written by the foremost authorities, "The Canadian Federal Election of 2015" provides a complete investigation of the election. A comprehensive analysis of the campaigns and the election outcome, this collection of essays examines the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties: the Conservatives, the Liberals, the New Democrats, the Bloc Quebecois, and the Green Party. Also featured are chapters on the changes in electoral rules, the experience of local campaigning, the play of the polls, the campaign in the new media, the role of the debates, and the experience of women in the campaign. The book concludes with a detailed analysis of voting behaviour in 2015 and an assessment of the Stephen Harper dynasty. Appendices contain all of the election results.
About the Author
Jon H. Pammett is a political science professor at Ottawas Carleton University and is the co-editor of several studies of Canadian elections, including, most recently,
The Canadian Federal Election of 2015.
Christopher Dornan, along with Jon H. Pammett, represents the co-operation between political science and journalism that is the tradition of their series of books on Canadian elections.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction by Christopher Dornan