Conventional Choices? : Maritime Leadership Politics, 1971-2003

Stewart, Ian/ Stewart, David K.

University of British Columbia Press（2008/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 320 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780774813426
• DDC分類 303.34

Full Description

Selecting a leader is a momentous and defining choice for a politicalparty. Leaders symbolize their party and are a primary factor inelection outcomes. While much is known about the selection of nationalparty leaders, less is known about the provincial selection process,particularly in the Maritimes. Breaking new ground, ConventionalChoices examines twenty-five different leadership elections inthree maritime provinces. The analysis draws on an extraordinarily richdata set spanning thirty-two years to explore the backgrounds,attitudes, and motivations of those who select party leaders. It is animpressive study that offers fresh insights into leadership selectionand Maritime party politics.

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

1 Choosing Leaders

2 The Conventions

3 From J. Buchanan to A. Buchanan: Candidates and Voters

4 Tourists or Partisans? Political Background and ElectorEngagement

5 Leadership Election Support Patterns: Friends and Neighbours?

6 Town versus Country: Urban Rural Divisions

7 Brothers and Sisters? Gender-Based Voting at Party Conventions

8 Inter- and Intraparty Attitudinal Differences

9 Rebels without a Cause? Supporters of Fringe Candidates

10 Going My Way? "Delivering" Votes after the FirstBallot

11 Prince Edward Island and the Garden Myth

12 New Brunswick: The Politics of Language

13 Nova Scotia: The Challenge of Social Democracy

14 The End of the Affair? Political Scientists and the DelegatedConvention

15 Conclusion

Appendix: Leadership Election Profiles for Nova Scotia, NewBrunswick, and Prince Edward Island

Notes

Bibliography

Index