Pivot or Pirouette? : The 1993 Canadian General Election (Turning Point Elections)

Flanagan, Tom/ Baier, Gerald (FRW)/ Carty, R. Kenneth (FRW)

University of British Columbia Press（2022/10発売）

University of British Columbia Press（2022/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 248 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780774866835
• DDC分類 324.9710648

Full Description

Pivot or Pirouette? covers both the backstory and the aftermath of the strangest election in Canadian history, as told by an insider who was involved in the events before, during, and after the ballots were cast.

In the early 1990s, a pan-Canadian coalition of Tory voters had been splintered by constitutional politics. Discontented voters flocked to new regional parties; the Conservatives attempted to turn the tide by choosing the first female prime minister, but their efforts fell flat. In the 1993 election, the party was reduced to two seats, the separatist Bloc Québécois became the official opposition, and the Reform Party swept the West. Although the shocking results seemed pivotal, ultimately the pivot turned into a full pirouette as Canadian politics returned to historical norms: new parties shake up the system but are eventually absorbed into it, bringing innovation but not transformation. You can't understand modern Canadian politics without understanding the 1993 election.

Contents

Foreword: Turning Point Elections ... and the Case of 1993 / Gerald Baier and R. Kenneth Carty

Preface

Introduction

1 Grand Coalition

2 Collapse of the Coalition

3 The Contestants

4 The Contest

5 Aftermath

6 The Punctuated Equilibrium of Canadian Politics

Appendix 1: List of Key Players

Appendix 2: Timeline of Events

Notes; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index