Lawrence LeDuc & Jon H. Pammett 
Dynasties and Interludes [EPUB ebook] 
Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics

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An overview of the history of elections and voting in Canada, including minority governments, dynasties, and social movements.




Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the most recent election. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party and/or leader (dynasties), punctuated by short, sharp disruptions brought about by the sudden rise of new parties, leaders, or social movements (interludes).



This revised and updated second edition includes an analysis of the results of the 2011 and 2015 federal elections as well as an in-depth discussion of the “Harper Dynasty.”

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• List of Figures 


• List of Tables 


• Preface 


• 1. Continuity and Change in Federal Elections 


• 2. The Macdonald and Laurier Dynasties 


• 3. A New Liberal Dynasty: The Mackenzie King Era 


• 4. The Diefenbaker Interlude 


• 5. Forging New Structures of Competition 


• 6. Trudeaumania 


• 7. Stumbling into a Dynasty: 1972–74 


• 8. The Clark Interlude and the Return of the Liberals 


• 9. The End of the Trudeau Dynasty and the Mulroney Landslide 


• 10. The Free Trade Election of 1988 


• 11. The Progressive Conservative Cataclysm of 1993 


• 12. The Chrétien/Martin Dynasty 


• 13. The Rise and Fall of the Harper Dynasty 


• 14. Explaining Dynasties and Interludes 


• Bibliography 


• Index


• About the Authors 

Über den Autor

André Turcotte is an associate professor in communication at Carleton University and was a contributor to The Canadian General Election of 2015.