“Partisanship, Political Interest, and Federal Elections on Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland”

In recent years Canadians have heard warnings from academics, editorial writers and politicians about an alarming decline in voter turnout. Low turnout, it is said, leads to unequal influence for certain groups within society and reduces the government’s moral authority to govern. A decline in voter...

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Main Author: Blake Andrew
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.623.859
http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2005/andrew.pdf
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Summary:In recent years Canadians have heard warnings from academics, editorial writers and politicians about an alarming decline in voter turnout. Low turnout, it is said, leads to unequal influence for certain groups within society and reduces the government’s moral authority to govern. A decline in voter participation is also related to the overall health of our political