Absent Mandate: Strategies and Choices in Canadian Elections

by Larry Leduc, Jon H. Pammett, Jane Jenson, et al.

Absent Mandate develops the crucial concept of policy mandates, distinguished from other interpretations of election outcomes, and addresses the disconnect between election issues and government actions. Emphasizing Canadian federal elections between 1993 and 2015, the book examines the Chretien/Martin, Harper, and Trudeau governments and the campaigns that brought them to power. Using data from the Canadian Election Studies and other major surveys,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487594801
• ISBN13: 9781487594800
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"