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Anatomy of a Liberal Victory

Anatomy of a Liberal Victory

Making Sense of the Vote in the 2000 Canadian Election

by André Blais, Elisabeth Gidengil, Richard Nadeau and Neil Nevitte

Published by: University of Toronto Press

Imprint: University of Toronto Press

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9781487509897
Published: August 2002

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9781487509880
Published: August 2002

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Anatomy of a Liberal Victory: Making Sense of the Vote in the 2000 Canadian Election provides a compressive account of the factors that led Canadians to vote the way they did in the Fall 2000 Canadian election, which resulted in a third consecutive Liberal majority government. The book explains the overall impact that these factors had on how well or poorly each of the parties did in the election. The authors address in particular the following questions: Why was turnout so low? What were Canadians’ perceptions of the economy and how much impact did these perceptions have on vote choice? What were voters' opinions on the major issues of the day and did these opinions affect their decision on election day? What did voters think of the leaders and how much weight did these evaluations have on their choice?

The study is based on mass surveys, involving more than 3,000 respondents, conducted both during the campaign and after the election. It also draws on a detailed content analysis of the parties’ messages and nightly news broadcasts throughout the campaign and its aftermath.

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

The Parties and their Messages
The Media: Getting Out the Messages
Why Was Turnout So Low?
The Vote: Stability and Change
A Multi-Stage Model of Vote Choice
The Social Bases of Party Support
Values and Beliefs
Partisan Loyalties
The Economy
The Issues
Liberal Performance
The Leaders
Strategic Voting

Conclusion

Appendix A: Multinomial Estimations of Vote Choice Outside Quebec

Appendix B: Multinomial Estimations of Vote Choice in Quebec

Appendix C: The Estimated Impact of Variables on the Propensity to Vote for the Parties Outside Quebec

Appendix D: The Estimated Impact of Variables on the Propensity to Vote for the Parties in Quebec

Appendix E: Description of Variables

References

Elisabeth Gidengil is Hiram Mills Professor and Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship at McGill University.

Richard Nadeau is a professor of Political Science at l'Universite de Montreal.

Neil Nevitte is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.