Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections
eBook - ePub

Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections

  1. 276 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections

About this book

Municipal elections in Canada don't look much like those held at the federal and provincial levels. A key difference is a significant discrepancy in voter turnout, but relatively little is known about why far fewer people vote in city elections.

Voters show less interest in local government, seeing it as less influential than other levels, yet they believe their views matter more to local politicians. Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections explores this apparent contradiction by asking who participates in politics, how they go about it, and why. Drawing from the Canadian Municipal Election Study, a novel survey of electors in eight large cities across the country in 2017 and 2018, contributors consider factors ranging from the universal – such as the demographic profile of voters or how economic conditions affect them – to the specific – for example, participation in school board and council elections.

There are more municipal elections than any other kind in Canada. The discoveries in Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections collectively represent a major leap forward in our understanding of voter activity at the community and municipal level.

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Yes, you can access Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections by R. Michael McGregor, Laura B. Stephenson, R. Michael McGregor,Laura B. Stephenson,R. Michael Mcgregor in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Global Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Figures and Tables
  6. 1 Introduction: Understanding Local Political Engagement?
  7. 2 Why Don’t More Immigrants Vote in Local Elections?
  8. 3 Economic Status and Political Engagement at the Local Level in Canada
  9. 4 The Impact of Ethnic, Economic and Linguistic Diversity at the Neighbourhood Level on Turnout
  10. 5 The School Board Archipelago: Participation in School Board Elections in Canada
  11. 6 Economic Voting in Canadian Municipal Elections
  12. 7 Who Votes for Incumbent Councillors?
  13. 8 The Importance of the Transportation Issue for Local Vote Choice
  14. 9 Political Engagement and Levels of Conceptualization: How Do Electors Think about Local Politicians?
  15. 10 Conclusion
  16. References
  17. Contributors
  18. Index