The Canadian Federal Election of 2011

by Pammett, Jon H.; Dornan, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781459701809
• ISBN10: 1459701801
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-24
• Publisher: Dundurn Pr Ltd

Summary

The Canadian Federal Election of 2011is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties - the Conservatives (Faron Ellis and Peter Woolstencroft), the Liberals (Brooke Jeffrey), the New Democrats (David McGrane), the Bloc Québécois (Eric Belanger and Richard Nadeau), and the Green Party (Susan Harada). Also featured in this volume are chapters on the nature of local campaigning (Alex Marland), the polls (André Turcotte), the campaign in the new social media (Mary Francoli and Christopher Waddell), and the nature of modern conservatism (Jonathan Malloy and Jim Farney). The book concludes with a detailed analysis of voting behaviour in 2011 (Harold Clarke and Tom Scotto) and an assessment of whether Canada is headed for a Stephen Harper dynasty (Jon H. Pammett and Lawrence LeDuc). Appendices contain all of the election results.

Author Biography

Jon H. Pammett and Christopher Dornan, the editors, represent the co-operation between political science and journalism that is the tradition of this series of books.

Table of Contents

From Contempt of Parliament to Majority Mandate	p. 7
The Conservative Campaign: Becoming the New Natural Governing Party?	p. 15
The Disappearing Liberals: Caught in the Crossfire	p. 45
Political Marketing and the NDP's Historic Breakthrough	p. 77
The Bloc Québécois: Capsized by the Orange Wave	p. 111
Party of One: Elizabeth May's Campaign Breakthrough	p. 139
Constituency Campaigning in the 2011 Canadian Federal Election	p. 167
Polls: Seeing Through the Glass Darkly	p. 195
The Campaign in the Digital Media	p. 219
Ideology and Discipline in the Conservative Party of Canada	p. 247
Winners and Losers: Voters in the 2011 Federal Election	p. 271
The Evolution of the Harper Dynasty	p. 303
Appendices: Key to Appendices	p. 331
The Results in Summary	p. 332
The Results by Constituency	p. 333
Notes on Contributors	p. 362
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